Strength member for vehicle use
US6877787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/145
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A strength member, for vehicle use, extending in the vehicle width direction inside an instrument panel of a vehicle has a reinforcing bar in which a closed space is formed, and the reinforcing bar has a driver's seat side region, a central region and an assistant driver's seat side region, the reinforcing bar being composed of a metallic member arranged in the driver's seat side region and a resin member or a resin and metallic member arranged in the central region and the assistant driver's seat side region.
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