Knee protector

Abstract

A knee protector mounted to a structural vehicle body member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion extends rearwardly from the structural vehicle body member. The second portion extends rearwardly from a rear end of the first portion and has a lower rigidity in a vehicle front-rear direction than the first portion. The third portion is secured to a rear end of the second portion only at an upper portion of the third portion and extends downwardly from the upper portion. A rearward surface of the third portion extends from the upper portion to a lower portion of the third portion and is disposed to form a load input surface to which a load from an occupant's knee is input.

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