KNEE BOLSTER

Interior cladding, dashboards, instrument panel retainers, knee bolsters, glove box doors, steering column covers, defroster/demister grilles, speaker grilles. .. 

Foamed PPE automotive door padding, knee bolsters, pillar trims, sun visors, instrument panel retainers, top covers, centre-stacks. .. 

Foams of PP are used for side protection of doors, armrests with integrated baby seat, floor insulation, heat and phonic insulation of transmission tunnels, trunks, cushioning of sun visors, steering columns, knee bolsters, armrests, tool boxes and racks. .. 

The combined use of continuous-glass-strand mat as a core material and uniformly and monoaxially aligned continuous-glass fiber as the surface material has also been proposed (5, 25). The incorporation of expanded polystyrene copolymers into composites was proposed for shock-absorbing composites, such as bumper beam cores, knee bolsters, etc. (17, 18). 

There is a multitude of exposed parts attached to the IP retainer, which in the event of an accident, are hkely to strike an occupant. Of great concern are the knee bolsters and glove box, which are likely points of occupant knee impact. For impact resistance, the performance requirement is the retention of sufficient toughness at low temperature, i.e., -30 to -40°C. At such low temperatures, the presence of PC in PC/ABS blends helps to boost impact above that for ABS alone. Another reason PC-based alloys are used in car interiors is the improved chemical resistance over the styrenics, such as ABS. 

This versatdity offers opportunities in automotive interior appbcations (door padding and panels, knee bolsters, bead restraint systems, sun visors, instrument panels, rear parcel shelves), exterior applications (bumpers, body support), and cavity filling (car trunks, floor systems). 

Non-FR grades of PC/ABS blends are primarily used in automotive components (e.g., interior-trim panels, knee bolsters, and nonstructural interior filler panels) where cost is an issue and thermal requirements do not necessitate use of a more expensive polymer such as PC, but ductility is important. 

T-7855 (impact modified) - applications include interior automotive such as instrument panels, consoles, knee bolsters, speaker grilles, instrument panel cluster bezels, and glove box door... 

Knee bolster components Light covers Parking brake fittings Rear shelves... 

The standard position for pelvic MRI is the comfortable supine position with a bolster placed under the knees. Respiratory movement of the internal organs or abdominal wall will degrade pelvic MR... 

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