Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle impact energy absorber
- Patent Title (中): 车辆冲击能量吸收器
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Application No.: US14527094Application Date: 2014-10-29
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Publication No.: US09174600B1Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Mangala A. Jayasuriya , Robert William McCoy , James Chih Cheng
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B60R21/045
- IPC: B60R21/045 ; B60R21/206 ; B60R21/00 ; B60R21/04 ; B60R21/02

Abstract:
An impact absorbing device includes a plate and a panel having a panel thickness. An intermediate portion has a portion thickness and extends between the plate and the panel. The intermediate portion defines a chamber between the plate and the panel. A port is in communication with the chamber. The portion thickness is less than the panel thickness. The impact absorbing device is movable to a deployed position to contact an occupant during a collision. Since the portion thickness is less than the panel thickness, the intermediate portion expands more quickly, providing an impact surface for the occupant.
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