PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate reaction required for protecting a knee of an occupant with an allowance.SOLUTION: In a knee protector structure, a knee load absorbing bracket 4 for generating rection by receiving a knee input load of an occupant, is installed in a vehicle body strength member 2 extending in the vehicle width direction, and a plurality of load absorbing parts 8 and 9 for absorbing the knee input load of the occupant by bending, are provided in this knee load absorbing bracket 4 so that strength becomes different, and the plurality of load absorbing parts 8 and 9 different in the strength are bent in order from the weak side, and dropping-in of the generating rection is restrained, and the knee load absorbing bracket 4 is installed to a support bracket 21 extending downward from the vehicle body strength member 2, and the load absorbing part 8 nearest to the vehicle body strength member 2 is formed as a vehicle body strength member abutting part 22 for abutting on the vehicle body strength member 2 by the bending.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
【課題】乗員の膝の保護に必要な反力を、余裕を持って発生させることができるようにする。【解決手段】車幅方向へ延びる車体強度部材2に、乗員の膝入力荷重を受けて反力を発生する膝荷重吸収用ブラケット4を取付けると共に、この膝荷重吸収用ブラケット4に、屈曲によって乗員の膝入力荷重を吸収する複数の荷重吸収部8,9を強弱が異なるように設けて、強弱の異なる複数の荷重吸収部8,9を弱い方から順番に屈曲させることにより、発生する反力の落ち込みを抑制させるようにしたニープロテクタ構造であり、上記膝荷重吸収用ブラケット4を、車体強度部材2から下方へ延びる支持ブラケット21に対して取付けると共に、車体強度部材2に最も近い荷重吸収部8を、屈曲によって車体強度部材2と当接する車体強度部材当接部22とする。【選択図】図2
KNEE PROTECTOR STRUCTURE
ニープロテクタ構造
2016-11-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |