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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7077442 | Crash-box bumper mount A bumper assembly has a cross beam formed with an outer vertical web and two horizontal sides extending inward from upper and lower edges of the web, and two vehicle frame members having support ends spaced inward from and vertically offset from a center of the cros... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066515 | Deformable component carrier A carrier for use in supporting a component in a vehicle structure in accordance with the present invention includes at least a pair of side rails each having a first end and an opposed second end. The first and second ends of the side rails are attached to the vehi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066530 | Filler panel apparatus and method for reinforcing a vehicle body A filler panel for inserting within a vehicle body section that has a plurality of slats positioned substantially parallel with respect to one another, and each slat has a slat connector mechanism. The apparatus further has a molded encasing exhibiting a shape suita... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066531 | Chassis structure for vehicles It is an object of the invention to provide a chassis structure for vehicles that can effectively absorb an impact. Side members extend in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body along the sides of the vehicle body. The side members are made to buckle in the long... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048082 | Driver's cab for a work vehicle The invention provides a driver's cab for a work vehicle which is provided with a function of effectively transferring an external force applied to a ceiling portion to a pillar without making a structure complex, and can achieve a reinforced structure. In a driver'... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040658 | Deployable rigid system for crash energy management A deployable cellular structure providing impact energy absorption capability is disclosed. The structure may be packed when not in use and deployed automatically or manually to provide impact protection. The structure is useful in a variety of situations including ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040787 | Signaling device and a motor vehicle bodywork part fitted with such a device The invention provides a signaling device for a motor vehicle, the signaling device being constituted by a skin of translucent material presenting an outside face to be seen from outside the vehicle when said device is mounted on the vehicle, and an inside face oppo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025409 | Automotive rail/frame energy management system An energy management system and device for use in an automotive frame, rail, or other structural component of an automotive vehicle. The frame or rail having a cavity or exposed surface capable of supporting at least one member. The member having an interior portion... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021703 | Vehicle rear body structure A rear body structure for a vehicle includes a gusset for reinforcing a body floor, each rear wheel house, and a damper support member disposed on the body floor adjacent to the wheel house. The gusset has a first portion connected to the wheel house, a second porti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011359 | Vehicle floor panel A vehicle floor panel has curved portions formed thereon and protruding downward in a spherical fashion, and each of which is surrounded by a substantially horizontal portion. Ribs extending from the curved portions to a vertical wall portion of a tunnel portion and... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004502 | Frontal impact energy dissipation zone The invention capitalizes upon the absence of an engine compartment forward of the passenger compartment in the vehicle body and provides a frontal impact energy dissipation compartment forward of the passenger compartment. The frontal impact energy dissipation comp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994374 | Front body structure for vehicle A front body structure includes a front-wheel movement promoting mechanism arranged between a front wheel (22) and a suspension member (19) that promotes a backward movement of the front wheel (22) when a collision load (F1) is applied to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991282 | Apparatus for controlling rigidity of vehicle body An apparatus for controlling rigidity of a vehicle body includes a wall to which a collision load is imposed from its front end side, a base member disposed at a rear end side of the wall, a slide member having opposite top and bottom plates and one vertical plate c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988763 | Vehicle body side structure The vehicle body side structure is provided that comprises a front pillar, a center pillar, a rear pillar, a side sill, a roof side rail, and front and rear strengthening members. The center pillar further comprises an inner pillar member or portion coupled to the r... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6981736 | Floor-supporting configuration in motor vehicles A floor-supporting configuration in motor vehicles that is optimized to prevent deformation of the foot well of the passenger cell and has a high degree of inherent stiffness in the event of a crash, particularly a head-on collision, while substantially limiting for... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979051 | Trailer having improved side wall A cargo trailer includes a floor and a side wall extending vertically upward from a side edge of the floor. The side wall includes a plurality of generally vertical posts. Each post defines an interior surface disposed in a generally common plane and a recessed port... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976729 | Deployable rigid system for crash energy management A deployable cellular structure providing impact energy absorption capability is disclosed. The structure may be packed when not in use and deployed automatically or manually to provide impact protection. The structure is useful in a variety of situations including ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971690 | Bumper system with “W” beam and energy absorber A bumper system includes a “W” or “C” shaped beam having a back wall and mounts along the back wall adapted for attaching the beam to rails of a vehicle frame. An energy absorber engages a face of the beam and has rearwardly-extending energy-absorbing sectio... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969551 | Method and assembly for fastening and reinforcing a structural member The invention provides a method and assembly for fastening and reinforcing a structural member (e.g., an automotive vehicle pillar, such as an automotive “B” pillar). The assembly preferably includes a structural member having a first and a second portion defini... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966602 | Body frame of vehicle, employing load imposing device A body frame of a vehicle for securing, in control of buckling, necessary strength without increasing the size of the frame member, and for reducing impact deceleration produced at the start of buckling. The body frame of has a frame member provided in one of a fron... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964451 | Shock absorbing apparatus An energy-absorbing structure is provided, which comprises two generally parallel metal sheets arranged to receive an impacting force against the uppermost sheet and cooperatively prevent an object supported by the uppermost sheet from impacting a basal surface. One... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964096 | Method of manufacturing a structural member and a member provided by such method Method for manufacturing a structural member having a body portion (4) and at least one flanged terminal portion (22) comprising the steps of extruding a profile and making one or more lengthwise splits (8) in one end of said profile to obtain a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957846 | Front body structure for vehicle A vehicle front body structure includes a side-member front area 11F inclined outwardly in the width direction of a vehicle as directing ahead of the vehicle, a strength control mechanism C provided in the side-member front area 11F, a sub-side member ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951365 | Flexible lamp mounting A body subassembly for a vehicle that is designed to be mounted substantially flush with the surrounding vehicle body panels and an impact-absorbing bumper, and that is capable of deflecting with the stroke of the impact-absorbing bumper during impact. The body suba... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942262 | Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energy An energy-absorbing system includes a tube made of a continuous material, such as heat-treatable steel. The tube has first and second ring sections connected by an intermediate section. In one aspect, the intermediate section is flared and/or pinched to cause one tu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942076 | Shock absorbing structure for vehicle A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle, including resin bodies spaced apart from each other, and at least one connecting body each connecting adjacent resin bodies. Each connecting body includes first and second connecting members which are made of a synthetic re... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938947 | Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles An automotive vehicle frame reinforcement system has a skeleton member designed to be secured to a vehicle frame, such as a roof or pillar section. An expandable material, such as an epoxy-based reinforcing foam, is disposed on the skeleton member. Once the system i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932421 | Structural reinforcement member and method of use therefor There is disclosed a reinforcement member with a carrier member and a reinforcement material disposed on the carrier member. The carrier member includes one or more first body members disposed at angles relative to one or more second body members. The carrier member... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932398 | Bumper having a hollow section and mounting brackets attached to it A bumper having a hollow section and attached to it mounting brackets for attaching the bumper to a vehicle—in particular on longitudinal beams of a private car—is such that section walls that are spaced apart form a compression strut and a tensile strut and a p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926325 | Vehicle with bumper and deformation element In a vehicle with a bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element, the deformation element exhibits two first side walls that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls that are s... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926352 | Vehicle body structure A vehicle body 10 includes right and left floor frames 16 and right and left side sills 13, all extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, are disposed in parallel with each other, and right and left front side frames 11 e... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926326 | Rear bumper structure for vehicle In a rear bumper structure for a vehicle including a rear opening of a load compartment formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body, there are provided a bumper reinforcement fixed to a rear end of a vehicle body so as to define its fixed position with respect to the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923494 | Pedestrian energy absorber for automotive vehicles An energy absorber that incorporates pedestrian protection and vehicle protection into a front bumper system on automotive vehicles comprises a unitary molded glass mat of thermoplastic material having a plurality of outwardly extending crushable lobes. The energy a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921130 | Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles An automotive vehicle frame reinforcement system has a skeleton member designed to be secured to a vehicle frame, such as a roof or pillar section. An expandable material, such as an epoxy-based reinforcing foam, is disposed on the skeleton member. Once the system i... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908143 | Energy-absorbing structure A method of making an energy-absorbing structure in the form of a sheet having a pattern of alternating front and rear projections in front of and behind a median plane with each projection having an end face, a pitch region spaced from the end face, and a transitio... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905138 | Chassis with energy-absorption zones A chassis having systems responsive to nonmechanical control signals and a simplified body-attachment interface includes regions optimized for energy absorption from an impact to the chassis periphery. A structural frame defines open spaces within which chassis syst... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896317 | Energy-absorbing deformation element for vehicles A deformation element having a single or multi-chamber hollow section with a longitudinal axis to accommodate energy of impact acting in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the section. The deformation element contains outer section walls that form inner and o... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893079 | Motor vehicle body with side impact protection A side impact protection system for a motor vehicle body having a stowed position and a deployed position, the system includes a first L-shaped rigid structure comprising a first portion and a second portion; a second L-shaped rigid structure comprising a first port... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880667 | Impact absorbing structure for vehicle body and related method An impact absorbing structure for a vehicle body is provided with a pair of front side members extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, at vicinities of both ends of the vehicle body in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body, an engine room define... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6854574 | Shock absorber A shock absorber as being of a bumper supporting member and a shock absorber as being of a side member, which retain the sinking motion of a smaller-diameter tube portion into a larger-diameter tube portion even if an impact is applied at a larger angle obliquely of... | 02/15/2005 |
