Instrument panel structure for an automotive vehicle

An instrument panel structure includes a transversely extending support member to which a steering apparatus, a knee protector, or both a steering apparatus and a knee protector are attached for relieving a shock load applied to the knees of a driver upon a collision of an automotive vehicle. The in...

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Hauptverfasser: TAMAGAWA, HIROYUKI, TANAKA, MATSUHIRO
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Zusammenfassung:An instrument panel structure includes a transversely extending support member to which a steering apparatus, a knee protector, or both a steering apparatus and a knee protector are attached for relieving a shock load applied to the knees of a driver upon a collision of an automotive vehicle. The instrument panel structure is provided with a reinforcement or retainer for rigidly reinforcing the support member so as to prevent upward deformation of the support member during a collision.