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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Masanobu Fukushima, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Hiroto Kido, Aki-gun, JP;
Hiromasa Honji, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
The strength of an instrument panel member () at a portion thereof between a steering shaft support part () and a linking part () on the side near a steering shaft () is set lower than the strength of the instrument panel member () at a portion thereof between the steering shaft support part () and a linking part () on the far side from the steering shaft (), with respect to a load input through the linking part () on the side near the steering shaft () in the vehicle body front-rear direction. The above configuration makes it possible to suppress movement of a steering wheel inward in the vehicle width direction to thereby securely restrain a vehicle occupant by an airbag at the time of a vehicle frontal collision.