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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Tadashi Sato, Wako, JP;
Tetsuji Fukushima, Wako, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabayama, Wako, JP;
Naoya Chinzai, Wako, JP;
Tadashi Sato, Wako, JP;
Tetsuji Fukushima, Wako, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabayama, Wako, JP;
Naoya Chinzai, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an automobile instrument panel structure, an upper meter provided in an upper front part of an instrument panel main body is disposed so as to correspond to an upper side of an upper half of a steering wheel, and a lower meter provided in a lower rear part of the instrument panel main body is disposed so as to correspond to a lower side of the upper half of the steering wheel. It is thus possible to reliably view the upper meter and the lower meter without being obstructed by the steering wheel. Further, since an upper edge of a panel in which the upper meter is disposed has a shape substantially conforming to the upper half of the steering wheel, there is no disagreeable sensation even when the upper meter, which has conventionally been disposed in a laterally central part of the instrument panel main body, is disposed in front of the driver. Furthermore, since the panel can be attached to and detached from the instrument panel main body, maintenance can easily be carried out for the upper meter and the lower meter by removing the panel.