The device has cuff plates (2) arranged in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and fitted to a central frame part in a leg area of the vehicle. A load distributor (3) is carried at free ends of the cuff plates which absorb impact energy of the legs of a ...

The lower limb protector consists of an energy absorbing structure with two sections (51, 53) that deform in the main direction of a force applied to them in a collision, and a frontal thrust member that extends across that direction. The thrust member is ...

The knee support is mounted near the dashboard (1) and has a cross support (12) with deformation element (13) which is covered at least in some areas from the passenger cell (2) by a supporting wall of the dashboard. The deformation element comprises a fir...

The knee support is mounted inside the vehicle superstructure near the dash board and has a cross support with deformation element (14) which has a first hollow support section (18) running along the supporting wall (9) of the dashboard (1), and a second a...

Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus (1) in which an electric motor (9) for producing a steering assist force is provided in a steering column (4). Vibration from the electric motor (9) is transmitted to a member (20; 14) such as a knee protec...