| 摘要 |
AN AUTOMOTIVE IMPACT FORCE ABSORBING SYSTEM INCLUDES A KNEE PROTECTOR 26 WHICH IS DISPOSED IN FRONT OF THE KNEES 23A OF AN OCCUPANT 23 IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO COVER A STEERING COLUMN 15 FROM THE REAR OF AND BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN 15, AND A STAY 30 WHICH SUPPORTS THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26 ON THE STEERING COLUMN 15. WHEN THE KNEES 23A WHICH MOVE FORWARD ARE BROUGHT INTO COLLISION WITH THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26, THE STAY 30 IS PLASTICALLY DEFORMED SO AS TO CAUSE THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26 TO MOVE TOWARD THE STEERING COLUMN 15. THERE ARE PROVIDED KNEE ABSORBERS 38 WHICH ARE DISPOSED IN THE VICINITY OF OUTER SIDES OF THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26, RESPECTIVELY, IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE FRONT PART 4 OF THE VEHICLE BODY, AND A STOPPER 40 WHICH IS ADAPTED TO PREVENT THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26 FROM BEING MOVED TOWARD THE STEERING COLUMN 15 A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AND GREATER. WHEN PREVENTED FROM BEING SO MOVED BY THE STOPPER 40, THE KNEE PROTECTOR 26 GUIDES THE KNEES 23A WHICH MOVE FORWARD TOWARD THE CORRESPONDING KNEE ABSORBERS 38.
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