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A safety arrangement for a driver\s seat in an automotive vehicle having a steering column extending to the driver\s seat. The safety arrangement is comprised of a column bracket to which the steering column is secured. The column bracket is slidably secured to a sliding block 5 fixed to vehicle bod

A safety arrangement for a driver\s seat in an automotive vehicle having a steering column extending to the driver\s seat. The safety arrangement is comprised of a column bracket to which the steering column is secured. The column bracket is slidably secured to a sliding block 5 fixed to vehicle body side. The column bracket is put into a slidable condition under the action of a solenoid when a driver is restrained by a seat belt, while into a fixed condition under the action of the solenoid when the driver is released from the seat belt. The column bracket is moved forward together with the steering column when an impact force is applied to a knee protector, thereby absorbing impact energy while withdrawing the steering column. Even under the fixed condition of the column bracket, an impact force applied to the steering column can be effectively absorbed by an energy absorbing mechanism provided between the steering column and the column bracket.

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A vehicular safety arrangement for a driver\s seat to which a steering column extends, said vehicular safety arrangement comprising: means for axially movably supporting the steering column to side of a vehicle body, said supporting means taking a first condition for allowing axial movement of the s

A vehicular safety arrangement for a driver\s seat to which a steering column extends, said vehicular safety arrangement comprising: means for axially movably supporting the steering column to side of a vehicle body, said supporting means taking a first condition for allowing axial movement of the steering column and a second condition for preventing the axial movement of the steering column; a knee protector against which a knee of the driver is strikable under vehicle collision; means for putting said supporting means into said first condition under application of an impact force over a predetermined level when the driver is restrained by a seat belt and into said second condition even under application of said impact force when the driver is released from the seat belt; means for applying said impact force to said steering column under said first condition, when the knee of the driver strikes against said knee protector; and means for absorbing an axial impact force input to the steering column under said second condition of said supporting means.