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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Kazuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Hitoshi Ochimizu, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Shohei Kuroda, Hiroshima, JP;
Go Aoyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Kushida, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Hideki Hayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Noriaki Igaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiteru Yoshimura, Aki-gun, JP;
Kazuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Hitoshi Ochimizu, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Shohei Kuroda, Hiroshima, JP;
Go Aoyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Kushida, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Hideki Hayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Noriaki Igaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiteru Yoshimura, Aki-gun, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Daikyonishikawa Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A structure of a vehicle instrument panel area, which is capable of sufficiently ensuring a frontward displacement of a steering column adapted to be displaced frontwardly in response to an impact load applied thereto frontwardly, even under a condition that a column cover is disposed to overlap with a meter unit when viewed in an axial direction of the steering column. A meter unitis attached to an instrument panelthrough brittles portions, in such a manner as to allow the attachment therebetween to be released when a column coveris brought into contact with the meter unit