Abstract: A foot-rest support plate for a vehicle in which the support plate is separate from a dashboard and a floor panel. The support plate is comprised of a vertical plate portion contacting a rear surface of the dashboard, a rearward-declining plate portion connected to a lower end of the vertical plate portion which faces the bottom of the feet of an occupant, and a horizontal plate portion connected to a lower end of the declining plate portion and contacting an upper surface of the floor panel. The vertical plate portion is coupled to the dashboard, the horizontal plate portion is coupled to the floor panel, and the declining plate portion is not coupled to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A steering shaft is supported for tilting-up and tilting-down movements by a pivot mechanism, and connected at its front end to a steering gear box by a joint shaft. The joint shaft passes through an opening of a dashboard and is provided with a stopper facing a rear portion of the opening. When the dashboard is driven backwards as a result of collision of the vehicle, the joint shaft having the stopper urged by the opening is driven backward along with the dashboard. Thus, the steering gear box can be moved rearwards and downwards to inhibit the forward and downward pulling of the joint shaft, thereby preventing tilting-up of the steering shaft.

Abstract: A steering shaft is supported for tilting-up and tilting-down movements by a pivot mechanism, which includes a base member fixed to a steering hanger in an instrument panel, on arm member pivotably supported on the base member through a fulcrum pin, and holder which support the steering shaft on the arm member. When the steering shaft is pulled forwards and downwards as a result of collision of the vehicle, the end of the forward and downward turning of the arm member is inhibited by the contact of a ceiling wall of the arm member with a stopper face of a stopper, thereby preventing tilting-up of the steering shaft.