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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Walter Schaupensteiner, Rutesheim, DE;
Inventor:
Walter Schaupensteiner, Rutesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2006.01); B62D 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control panel configuration for a motor vehicle has a cross member that extends transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction and is retained on fixed lateral construction structures. A control panel provides coverage toward the vehicle interior, and a knee retainer has a section for fastening the knee retainer to the cross member. A force absorption section extends essentially in the direction of the knee of an occupant. To reduce an intrusion of the control panel bottom parts, the knee retainer can be a rod-shaped support element that is loaded essentially longitudinally to its axis.