Patent ID: 9555759
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60R,B62D

Claim:
1. A knee protector structure for a vehicle in which an upper bracket which generates a high reaction force to a knee input load and a lower bracket which generates a reaction force lower than the upper bracket are directly or indirectly attached, in a vertical position, to a vehicle body strength member, wherein at least the upper bracket has a closed cross-section part on at least a part of the upper bracket, an inwardly protruding part which inwardly protrudes is formed in at least one surface of the closed cross-section part, a tip part of the inwardly protruding part is disposed to be separated from an opposing-surface-side part of the closed cross-section part with a separated part, and the separated part is set to be such a gap that the tip part of the inwardly protruding part and the opposing-surface-side part of the closed cross-section part come into contact with each other when the knee input load is absorbed.