Energy absorbing foot rest arrangement

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1986-09-09

1988-02-23

Love, John J.

Motor vehicles

Bodies

Footboards and pedal guards

296 75, B60N 306

Patent

active

047264381

ABSTRACT:
A foot-supporting body in a motor vehicle is provided which is capable of supporting both feet of a passenger while reducing the intrusion depth, reducing the change in intrusion speed and performing deformation work. The foot-supporting body is made as a pure hard-foam moulded body which--arranged on the passenger/driver side of the end wall--extends beyond the left-hand foot-placement area at least as far as the area covered by the brake pedal. The inherent rigidity of the foot-supporting body, as viewed in the loading direction, which can be permanently deformed, is below that of the allocated area of the end wall. Polystyrene--or polyurethane--foamed plastic, with a lower volumetric-weight limit of about 20 g/dm.sup.3 is preferably used as the moulded body material in certain exemplary embodiments.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3003576 (1961-10-01), Dodge
patent: 3047088 (1962-07-01), Murrell
patent: 3860284 (1975-01-01), Lichtig

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