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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118346 | Support mount for an impact absorbing system intended to be mounted at the end of a motor vehicle side member The supporting piece is intended to be mounted at the end of a motor vehicle side member, this side member including, in the continuation thereof, a plate for mounting a transverse impact beam. The supporting piece includes a bearing surface for an absorber position... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8066322 | Vehicle body structure A bulkhead and a bulkhead are provided in a rocker so that a portion of the rocker, which portion is subject to bending due to buckling, is positioned between the bulkheads. If the portion of the rocker is bent due to buckling, for example, at the time of vehicle co... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061763 | Device for a motor vehicle for protecting vehicle occupants when there is an impact of energy directed at a motor vehicle door due to a collision The invention relates to a device for a motor vehicle for protecting vehicle occupants when there is an impact of energy directed laterally at a motor vehicle door due to a collision, having a connecting structure which has at least two parts with a first part perma... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047603 | Plastic crush countermeasure for vehicles A plastic crush countermeasure for motor vehicles that includes a plastic insert and a reinforcement structure that provides impact and/or reinforcement characteristics and an attachment interface to the vehicle in a lighter weight structure. The crush countermeasur... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8016344 | Vehicle impact absorbing member Provided is a shock absorber for a vehicle, which, when it is crushed, can break and open a part of the wall thereof earlier than the time of the break of an explosion inducing section, to thereby exclude the effect of the air being present inside a hollow portion a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997641 | Truck cab mounting arrangement A truck with a front mounting of a driver's cab on the truck frame, has a stabilizer rocker coupled by bearing brackets of a supporting arrangement which comprises an energy absorbing device for absorbing impact energy as a consequence of a head on collision of the ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988221 | Mounting structure of impact absorbing member and method of mounting same An impact-absorbing member to be installed in a vehicle body component includes a main body positioned on an inner panel of the vehicle body component such that a portion of the main body is adjacent to an outboard surface of the inner panel, and a mount protruding ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7959216 | Device for reinforcing a hollow structural element The present invention provides in particular a device for reinforcing a hollow motor vehicle bodywork element (1) of closed right section, the device being characterized by the fact that said element (1) has means (2; 3; 5) suitable for subjecti... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938476 | Motor vehicle frame structure and crashbox therefor A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926868 | Energy absorbing element and motor vehicle body using the same An energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body comprises a tube section that is roll-formed from a steel strip. The cross-section of the tube section has at least one concavity. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7896428 | Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure that may be installed in a front part or in a rear part of a vehicle, includes a flexural portion disposed in respective side members extending in an anteroposterior direction of the vehicle and having a vertical bending strength smaller tha... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874611 | Scalable two-piece reinforcement and method for producing same A two-piece reinforcement assembly and method for producing the same are provided. The two-piece reinforcement units include first and second half-members, preformed from respective single pieces of material. Assembled two-piece reinforcement units have half-members... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871122 | Crash box for a vehicle A crash box consists of two U-profiles (18, 19) of sheet metal, the webs of which (21, 23 and 20, 22) overlap and are joined such that the crash box obtains a closed profile. The two joined sides (21, 23 and 20, 22) of the crash bo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862104 | Impack absorbing member for vehicle The present invention relates to an impact absorbing member (14L, 14R) for vehicle which has a hollow cylindrical shape and is disposed in a vehicle between a side member (12L, 12R) and a bumper beam (10), and which is axially crus... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7828369 | Intermediate front fender support element for a motor vehicle and production method thereof The invention relates to a support element (4) which can be mounted to an upper beam of the chassis of a motor vehicle. The inventive element comprises a body (6) and at least one upwardly-projecting breakable protuberance (7A, 7B) to whi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810868 | Motor vehicle frame structure and crashbox therefor A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798560 | Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure having a closure frame structure and an inner fender structure. The closure frame structure has a tenon. The inner fender structure has a mortise that receives the tenon. A fastener extends through the mortise and the tenon to secure the inn... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7695051 | Mounting structure of impact absorbing member and method of mounting same An impact-absorbing member to be installed in a vehicle body component includes a main body positioned on an inner panel of the vehicle body component such that a portion of the main body is adjacent to an outboard surface of the inner panel, and a mount protruding ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669918 | Tunable vehicle structural members and methods for selectively changing the mechanical properties thereto Tunable structural member for a vehicle generally comprises an active material adapted to selectively undergo a change in at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in the at least one attribute results in a change in the mechanical prope... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7651155 | Progressive energy absorber An energy absorbing device includes a longitudinal extending tubular outer shell assembly tapered from a smaller end to a larger end so that upon the imposition of a longitudinal applied force on the ends thereof the tubular outer shell will collapse progressively f... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7628444 | Anisotropic multi-sectional modular energy absorber and method for configuring same A multi-sectional, modular energy absorber 10 comprising one or more modules, which have one or more energy absorbing units 12. Some have a first section 14 and a second section 16 in some embodiments that are united like a clamshell to f... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625036 | Multi-sectional modular energy absorber and method for configuring same A multi-sectional, modular energy absorber 10 comprising one or more modules, which have one or more energy absorbing units 12. Some have a first section 14 and a second section 16 that are united like a clamshell to form the energy absor... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614683 | Impact protection structure There is provided an impact protection structure for providing impact energy absorption at a region substantially between a first transverse strengthening member and a second substantially upright strengthening member of a road vehicle. In operation, the first and s... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607719 | Method for increasing the crash resistance of a motor vehicle, and block element used therewith The invention relates to a method for increasing the crash resistance of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of the front bodywork pillar (A-pillar), especially as regards forces which act in conjunction with an offset front impact (offset crash) on the bodywork. The in... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7581781 | Device for absorbing lateral forces during a side impact of a motor vehicle For the effective absorption of a side impact in a motor vehicle, a transversely extending component is provided in the vehicle that comprises a bearing element and profile parts situated on the ends thereof. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7547061 | Attachment structure of EA component In an attachment structure of an EA component, the EA component composed of a synthetic resin such as rigid urethane foam is attached to a trim serving as a member, with a first locking part therebetween. The first locking part includes a cylindrical part, an anchor... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7533927 | Shock absorbing structure for vehicle, and attachment structure for the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a shock absorbing structure for a vehicle that enables a simple and appropriate tuning of a load displacement characteristic, so that a desired amount of collision energy can be absorbed. In the present invention, ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7469955 | Rotatably-mountable bumper and method for cushioning contact between a vehicle hood and grill Disclosed is a rotatably-mountable bumper configured for rotatably and ergonomically mounting to a mounting member for cushioning the contact between the mounting member and a potentially interfering member. The bumper transmits reactive forces between two members, ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7441829 | Supporting structure for a motor vehicle A supporting structure for a motor vehicle which, at a front end of a safety passenger cell, is provided with a front section with a crumple zone and two wheel housings which are arranged laterally in the region of the crumple zone and in which a respective wheel ha... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416213 | Safety device for a vehicle A safety device for reducing risk of injury to a vehicle occupant in the event of lateral impact accidents, includes at least one cushion element which is arranged on the vehicle, laterally adjacent to an occupant position, and can be moved by an actuating device fr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416241 | Grille and bonnet assembly for a vehicle A grille and bonnet assembly is mounted at the forward end of an automotive vehicle. The bonnet is formed with a leading edge and a trailing edge with the leading edge positioned above or at an upper edge of the grille during normal operation of the automotive vehic... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416243 | Driver's cab supporting structure for a commercial vehicle having a safety cell A driver's cab supporting structure for a commercial vehicle, particularly a heavy commercial vehicle, has a safety cell arranged in a driver's cab with a front region, and a rear side facing a loading region. A seating region is surrounded by a stiff, cage-like saf... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407191 | Vehicle body strength control apparatus In this vehicle body strength control apparatus, a control unit estimates the collision energy that will be generated when a host vehicle collides or makes contact with another object based on various signals input from an external sensor and from a vehicle quantity... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407219 | Energy management beam An energy management system comprising a longitudinally extending beam including a first beam portion and a second beam portion. A first one of the first beam portion and the second beam portion has a first face, a first side wall and a second side wall. A second on... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404593 | Modular energy absorber of varying topography and method for configuring same A modular energy absorber 10 that is tunable. It comprises one or more energy absorbing modules 12. The energy absorbing modules have means for coordinating energy absorbing units 16 of the one or more modules. The means 14 for coordinati... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404594 | Vehicle support structure with floor impact movement restriction device A vehicle support structure is provided with a floor impact restriction device coupled between a structural floor member of a vehicle floor and a vehicle suspension member supporting the vehicle floor. The floor impact restriction device basically has a suspension a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401845 | Active material based tunable property automotive brackets A tunable property bracket for a vehicle body, includes a support member comprising a first active material configured to provide support for static and dynamic loads during normal operation of the vehicle body, wherein the first active material undergoes a change i... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401846 | Volume-filling mechanical assemblies and methods of operating the same A volume-filling mechanical structure for modifying a crash or impact comprising a honeycomb celled material expandable from a compact state to a expanded state and methods for operating the same. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401847 | Door for vehicle with vibration suppression A door includes an inner panel, an outer panel, a door beam fixed to the inner panel, hinges, and a door lock unit. The door beam is connected at one end to one end side face of the inner panel at a first location and at the other end thereof to the other end side f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393039 | Energy absorbing device for a vehicle seat An energy absorbing device for reducing acceleration transmitted to a seated occupant in a vehicle as a result of a high energy impact. The device comprises a first energy absorbing mechanism having a first dimension in the impact direction and capable of undergoing... | 07/01/2008 |
