Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-06
2006-06-06
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S097230, C296S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07055893
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a floor structure of a vehicle, which can ensure the safety for a passenger in the event of frontal crash. A toe board is connected to the front end of a floor panel in a manner being raised upward. A cross member is fixed to the rear part of the floor panel. A carpet pad is extended rearward on the floor panel from a position in the vicinity of the toe board, and has a rear end thereof abutted on the cross member to restrict rearward movement of the carpet pad. The carpet pad is provided with a fragile part which is located in front of the cross member and is buckled by impact load is provided in the vicinity of a seat.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2709105 (1955-05-01), Kramer
patent: 3104754 (1963-09-01), Thurkow
patent: 4280729 (1981-07-01), Morawski
patent: 2000-326870 (2000-11-01), None
Yamafuji Takashi
Yamamura Daisuke
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Pedder Dennis H.
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