Securing arrangement for absorbing knee-impact forces
US5456494A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A knee impact absorption assembly for passenger vehicles is disclosed. Two supporting parts are arranged such that they are spaced apart laterally from one another and are connected to a transverse carrier extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle and fixed to the vehicle. A high degree of energy absorption is achieved in the case of a slight displacement of knee impact parts of an instrument panel carrying part or dashboard by providing that the transverse carrier with the supporting parts extend above points in which the knee of the occupant makes impact and each supporting part has a hook-shaped configuration. The supporting parts include struts which are directed such that they are angled off laterally upwards from a web connecting to the instrument panel carrying part or dashboard. The struts are provided with an angle cross-section, project at a distance from one another and are fixed on the transverse carrier by means of their free ends. The struts are configured to absorb knee impact forces by deformably moving both in a vehicle longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction with respect to each other.
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