US 12,221,048 B2
Panel member in front of vehicle seat
Ryoichi Kakizawa, Tokyo (JP); and Yuta Suzuki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/514,550.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190375 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 21/045 (2006.01); B60R 7/06 (2006.01); B60R 21/206 (2011.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/045 (2013.01) [B60R 7/06 (2013.01); B60R 21/206 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0421 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A panel member provided in front of a seat in a vehicle cabin of a vehicle at a height such that knees of an occupant who moves forward from the seat are to come into contact with the panel member, the panel member comprising:
a cover member defining a surface of the panel member; and
a reinforcement member attached to a back side of the cover member over an entire region of the back side,
wherein the reinforcement member comprises an outer part, a central part, and an inner part in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle,
wherein the outer part is provided with a first grid-shaped rib unit,
wherein the inner part is provided with a second grid-shaped rib unit that expands in the vehicle width direction more easily than the first grid-shaped rib unit, and
wherein the central part is not provided with a rib unit, and is provided with a coupling member coupling the first grid-shaped rib unit and the second grid-shaped rib unit.