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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Applicant:
Matthew L. Taracko, Marysville, OH (US);
Inventor:
Matthew L. Taracko, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A knee bolster for mounting within a vehicle includes a curved bracket mounted to an associated cross beam of the vehicle. The knee bolster further includes a knee panel member mounted to the curved bracket at a location spaced from the associated cross beam. The knee panel member exhibits a variable load response for a contact location when the contact location varies between a lower portion of the knee panel member and an upper portion of the knee panel member.