PANEL MEMBER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE SEAT

A panel member is provided in front of a seat of a vehicle at a height such that knees of an occupant who moves forward from the seat come into contact with therewith. The panel member includes a cover member defining a surface thereof and a reinforcement member attached to a back side of the cover member over an entire region thereof. The reinforcement member includes an outer part, a central part, and an inner part in a vehicle width direction. The outer part is provided with a first grid-shaped rib unit. 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. The central part is provided with no rib unit, and is provided with a coupling member coupling the first and second rib units.