Knee bolster
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorJoseph Edward Uhl
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Abstract
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle includes a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to an instrument panel in an interior of a motor vehicle and at least one hinge member extending from the knee bolster cover for attaching the knee bolster cover to the instrument panel and to allow the knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the instrument panel.
Claims20
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle;
- and
- at least one living hinge member extending from said knee bolster cover for attaching said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure and to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the vehicle structure.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle;
- and
- at least one hinge member extending from said knee bolster cover for attaching said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure and to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the vehicle structure;
- wherein said at least one hinge member has a thickness less than a thickness of said knee bolster cover.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to an instrument panel in an interior of the motor vehicle;
- a plurality of attachment members for attaching said knee bolster cover to the instrument panel;
- and
- a hinge extending between said knee bolster cover and each of said attachment members to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the instrument panel;
- wherein said hinge has a thickness less than a thickness of said knee bolster cover and said attachment members.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to an instrument panel in an interior of the motor vehicle;
- a plurality of attachment members for attaching said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure;
- and
- a living hinge extending between said knee bolster cover and each of said attachment members to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to said attachment members.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to one side of an instrument panel in an interior of the motor vehicle;
- a plurality of attachment members for attaching said knee bolster cover to the instrument panel;
- and
- a living hinge extending between a lower portion of said knee bolster cover and each of said attachment members to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to said attachment members.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle;
- at least one hinge member extending from said knee bolster cover for attaching a lower portion of said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the vehicle structure;
- and
- at least one clip extending from said knee bolster cover to releasably attach an upper portion of said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure.
A knee bolster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle;
- at least one hinge member extending from said knee bolster cover for attaching a lower portion of said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure to allow said knee bolster cover to rotate relative to the vehicle structure;
- and
- at least one clip extending from said knee bolster cover and having a plurality of flexible fingers to extend through an aperture in the vehicle structure to releasably attach an upper portion of said knee bolster cover to the vehicle structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.