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US 9,751,485 B2Granted
Knee bolster device for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJae Hyun An
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Abstract
A knee bolster device for a vehicle includes a lower crash pad panel having a composite material injection-molded thereto at a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel to improve rigidity of the lower crash pad panel. A shock absorbing foam is mounted on a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel and absorbs an impact.
Claims6
A knee bolster device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lower crash pad panel made up of an injection-molded composite material having a continuous fiber and a thermoplastic material woven in a net shape to form woven fabric and so that the woven fabric is stacked in a multi-layered shape thereto at a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel to improve rigidity of the lower crash pad panel, wherein the rear surface of the lower crash pad panel faces a forward direction of the vehicle;
- a shock absorbing foam mounted on the rear surface of the lower crash pad panel, the shock absorbing foam being configured to absorb an impact;
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- a rear supporting bracket formed at one side of a cowl cross bar to be spaced apart from a rear side of the shock absorbing foam, the rear side facing the forward direction of the vehicle at a predetermined interval and the rear supporting bracket having one end opened, wherein the rear supporting bracket is configured to absorb the impact while deforming together with the shock absorbing foam.
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