Vehicle instrument panel reinforcement

摘要

A vehicle instrument panel reinforcement capable of raising ease of vehicle installation is provided. The instrument panel reinforcement is formed with a cross-section profile of square shaped closed cross-section profile from an upper member and a lower member, is disposed along a vehicle width direction at the inside of a vehicle instrument panel. Plural first protruding portions are formed to one end portion of the upper member, and plural first projection portions are formed to another end portion thereof. Similarly, plural second protruding portions are formed to one end portion of the lower member and plural second projection portions are formed to another end portion thereof. The first protruding portions and the second projection portions, and the first projection portions and the second protruding portions, are projection welded together at plural points simultaneously.

主权项

1. A vehicle instrument panel reinforcement comprising:
an instrument panel reinforcement main body that is disposed along a vehicle width direction at the inside of a vehicle instrument panel, and that is formed by employing two members so as to have a cross-section profile of a square shaped closed cross-section profile, with a steering support bracket that supports a steering column fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement main body; a first joint portion formed by projection welding together one end portion of one member configuring the two members and one end portion of the other member configuring the two members at a plurality of points simultaneously; and a second joint portion formed by projection welding together another end portion of the one member configuring the two members and another end portion of the other member configuring the two members at a plurality of points simultaneously. wherein a welding pitch of the instrument panel reinforcement main body on a driver seat side is set narrower than a welding pitch of the instrument panel reinforcement main body on a front passenger seat side.