Instrument panel with a yieldable meter casing
US4392539A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An instrument panel for vehicles including a base and a trough-shaped meter casing fastened to the base by stays disposed in the meter casing. Each of the stays includes a pair of leg portions which are angularly inclined relative to a principal direction in which severe impacts are likely to occur against the meter casing. When the meter casing is subjected to impacts, the leg portions of the stays give way and buckle such that the meter casing is displaced or yields without being broken or damaged. The impacting force is thus absorbed, and a person in the vehicle who collides with the meter casing is protected from serious injury.
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