Shock absorption pad for a vehicle
US7017978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0414
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention the related to a shock absorption pad for a vehicle for protecting occupant's lower legs. The shock absorption pad according to the present invention on which an occupant's foot is placed is attached on a surface of a toe board. The shock absorption pad includes a first shock absorption layer provided on the occupant's foot-placing side for absorbing an impact generated in a boundary region at which an energy absorption load of a vehicle body becomes different in a deformation process of the vehicle body at a vehicle crash, and a second shock absorption part provided on the toe board's side for absorbing an impact generated in a region in which the energy absorption load is high.
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