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Shock absorption pad for a vehicle

US7017978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2003
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 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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