Abstract: This invention has as its object to efficiently and effectively plan a vehicle. To accomplish this, this invention has an exterior model building program (63) for building an exterior model having information associated with the exterior of a vehicle, a reference model building program (64) for building a reference model having information associated with reference components of the vehicle, and information associated with the sitting positions and postures of passengers, and a display program (65) for superimposing the built exterior model and reference model on the basis of a predetermined rule.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to efficiently and effectively plan a vehicle. To accomplish this, this invention has an exterior model building program (63) for building an exterior model having information associated with the exterior of a vehicle, a reference model building program (64) for building a reference model having information associated with reference components of the vehicle, and information associated with the sitting positions and postures of passengers, and a display program (65) for superimposing the built exterior model and reference model on the basis of a predetermined rule.

Abstract: A steering structure of a vehicle is provided in which when a load equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied from outside to a flexible transmitting member which connects to a steering unit and an operation detecting unit which detects an operation of a steering wheel, a portio of the transmitting member is separated (including both a structure for cutting and separating the transmitting member itself, and a structure for cutting a coupling of the like provided on the transmitting member), so that when the transmitting member is varied at the time of collision, the steering wheel angle is prevented from being varied to enhance safety at the time of collision.

Abstract: A vehicle having a plurality of seats is generally provided with a plurality of seatbelt units and a seat sliding device for adjusting the positions of a first seat and a second seat located rearward of the first seat. The sliding device of the present invention comprises a pair of continuous rail members for guiding the first and second seats in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. Each of the rails extends across the first and second seats. First and second sliders on the rails carry the first and second seats, respectively, so that both the first and second seats are movable substantially throughout the lengths of the rail members in the lengthwise direction. A first and second latch mechanisms are provided for positioning the first and second seats in place on the rail members, respectively. The first and second latch mechnisms are provided on the first and second sliders so as to be moved together with the corresponding sliders, respectively.

Abstract: In a front vehicle body structure in which a cowl front panel, which comprises an arcuated glass support portion for supporting a front window glass so that the glass support portion is located behind a dash lower panel at two side portions in the widthwise direction of a vehicle, and is located in front of the dash lower panel at a central portion in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, extends along the widthwise direction of the vehicle in a front portion of the vehicle, the cowl front panel is split into three members including two side split members and one central split member at positions where the glass support portion intersects the dash lower panel, and the two side split portions and one central split member are joined at the intersections.