APPLIANCE TO PROTECT PASSENGER KNEES AND PANEL WITH SUCH APPLIANCE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B60R21/45 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to appliance designed to protect car front passenger knees 104. Said appliance represents damping plate 14 with its central part thrusting upon central element 22 and each RH or LH part rigidly resting on side member 24, 26 arranged in vertical and longitudinal side plane, nearby its far end with respect to said central part. Every side part can be vertically deformed in perpendicular direction with respect to knee or shin 108. Protective plate 14 has its central and top parts furnished with appropriate bulge oriented upwards and constricted by horizontal plate, front vertical plate and two lateral LH and RH cheeks. Said bulge represents a rigid base with its top rear end accommodating parallelepiped-like part extending upward to form a shock-absorbing cushion.

EFFECT: higher safety.

12 cl, 11 dwg