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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141904 | Energy absorbing structure for a vehicle A frontal collision energy absorbing structure includes a pair of left and right main frames. A front cross member and a rear cross member each connect the left and right main frames. A suspension tower and an engine mount bracket may each be attached to each main f... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8056926 | Vehicle front body structure Overlapping section (81) is constructed by positioning an inner side wall portion (78) of an outer impact absorbing section (63) closer to a longitudinal centerline (48) of a vehicle body than an outer side wall (33, 103) of a fron... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042834 | Front structure of vehicle Provided is a front structure of a vehicle 1, and the front structure includes a pair of side frames 2 and a first cross member 31. The pair of side frames 2 are disposed respectively on both sides of the vehicle in a vehicle-width direct... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011695 | Car body substructure There is provided an underbody structure capable of exactly distributing and transmitting a front collision load to front and back skeleton portions of an underbody even in a case where the front collision load to be input from the front of a vehicle is concentrated... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002312 | Impact reducing structure of vehicle A structure reduces impact force incurred when a structural body located forward of the vehicle interior comes toward the vehicle interior. The structure includes a pressing mechanism arranged forward of the vehicle interior. The pressing mechanism applies a pressur... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7926847 | Deflector device for partially overlapping frontal collision of motor vehicles A deflector device for motor vehicles, the front part of the chassis which comprises a left-hand and right-hand longitudinal beam, arranged before a front wheel and configured by a deflector that projects from the longitudinal beam in a substantially horizontal mann... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7900964 | Guided low area for the front of a motor vehicle A section of a motor vehicle front low area includes a first extendable elongated part, whose rear end is placed in front of a vehicle structural element embodied in a form of a cradle, whereas the front end thereof is connected to a bar-type structural element of t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883113 | Front vehicle body structure Triangular left and right load transmission members each have a first arm interconnecting a front sub frame and a left or right rear frame, a second arm interconnecting the front sub frame and a left or right side sill, and a third arm interconnecting the left or ri... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7770927 | Energy absorbing system for a vehicle A system for absorbing energy in a vehicle includes a pair of laterally spaced upper and lower side rails which extend along a longitudinal axis. The lower side rails are disposed below the upper side rails. An upper member extends transverse to the longitudinal axi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7735870 | Front structure of vehicle body A front structure 1 of a vehicle body has a shock absorber receiver 13 projecting forward from a dash panel 3, which is located at a position corresponding to a shock absorber 8 in a vehicle width direction and in a vehicle height directi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717465 | Vehicle having an engine support structure A vehicle having an engine support structure. A cradle for supporting an engine is provided that has first and second apertures that are spaced apart from each other and receive a frame rail. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703805 | Vehicle front body structure A bridge-shaped frame member is disposed on a front side frame in front of a suspension tower so as to extend vertically and stride over a No. 4 mount. Accordingly, there can be provided a vehicle front body structure that can attain a proper energy absorption of th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699347 | Method and apparatus for a shared crumple zone A system for absorbing impact energy includes a container formed with a plurality of faces. An energy absorbing material is substantially contained within the container. A first elongated member has a proximate end and a distal end. The proximate end is proximate an... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699346 | Force redistributing system for a vehicle in the event of a rear impact A force redistributing system operably attached to a vehicle. The system includes a first cross-car member, a first side load distributor and a second side load distributor. The first and second side load distributors are parallel to and spaced apart from each other... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695018 | Method and apparatus for a shared crumple zone A system for absorbing impact energy includes a container formed with a plurality of faces. An energy absorbing material is substantially contained within the container. A first elongated member has a proximate end and a distal end. The proximate end is proximate an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690687 | Trailer mounted attenuator with breakaway axle assembly A trailer mounted crash attenuation system has an impact head assembly, a bursting tubular trailer frame member, and a breakaway axle assembly. Upon impact by a vehicle, the head assembly is urged forward bursting the tubular frame of the trailer. As the impact cont... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7658412 | Frame for heavy-duty vehicles A frame for a heavy-duty vehicle includes a pail of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated, and longitudinally-extending main members. At least a pair of transverse cross members extend between and are attached to the main members, and each one of at least a pair of hang... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648169 | Motorcycle A motorcycle includes a guard frame provided near an upper portion of a vehicle body of the motorcycle that is arranged to reduce or prevent damage to the components of the motorcycle in the event of an overturn of the motorcycle. The guard frame includes a pair of ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7614658 | Light alloy extruded frame A hollow extruded frame formed by extruding a light alloy. The frame is formed from a peripheral wall part which, in a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the frame, has a short axis and a long axis. A plurality of confluent parts positioned s... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7464964 | Vehicle front body structure A vehicle front body structure which includes: a longitudinal structural member provided at a front end thereof with a bracket which has a portion projecting downward from a lower side face of the longitudinal structural member; a transverse member connected to the ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7407192 | Vehicle end structure A vehicle end structure comprises a pair of side frame members disposed at a longitudinal end portion adjacent to a cabin and a suspension support member disposed below the side frame members in a portion adjacent to the cabin. A pair of pressure receiving members i... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393016 | Front vehicle body structure Front vehicle body structure includes left and right front side frames, a subframe provided on the undersides of the side frames, and left and right mounting brackets for connecting the side frames and subframe. Engine-transmission unit is mounted on the subframe. R... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380830 | Vehicle front body structure A vehicle front body structure includes a hollow front side frame of closed cross-sectional structure having a wheel relief portion having a horizontal width reducing to allow swivel movement of a front wheel of the vehicle. The wheel relief portion has a pair of re... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370886 | Vehicle lower frame structure A vehicle frame structure provides a large protected cavity. Lateral energy management zones absorb impact energy on the sides of the protected cavity, and forward and rearward energy management zones absorb impact energy forward and rearward of the protected cavity... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364002 | Vehicle underbody structure At the underside of a vehicle body, a fuel tank and an exhaust muffler are disposed alongside of each other along a vehicle body longitudinal direction, with a drive shaft being disposed between the fuel tank and the exhaust muffler. The front and rear of the fuel t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341299 | Double cell crushable joint for automotive front end A structural joint is formed between the upper frame rail, which bends downwardly to define a generally vertically extending portion, and a generally fore-and-aft extending lower frame rail that can increase bending resistance without sacrificing crash energy manage... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341397 | Utility trailer and safety barrier for street repair A utility trailer provides a frame defining a forward open bottom work space, a medially rearward deck and a rearwardmost extendable impact attenuator. Hitch structure encloses the forward portion of the work space. The impact attenuator is deployable spacedly rearw... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331417 | Vehicle body frame structure A frame structure for a vehicle body frame includes a first and second hollow member, wherein a plate thickness of the second hollow member is greater than the plate thickness of the first hollow member. A heavy body is supported on a side of the first hollow member... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328937 | Boot of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a trunk of a motor vehicle, having a goods rail (14) which is oriented approximately in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) of the vehicle and is intended for fixing goods to be transported. In the event of a rear impact, penet... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320480 | Structure for fixing steering-gear housing A fixing structure includes a first bracket having a first bolt hole, a second bracket having a second bolt hole smaller in the axial length than the first bolt hole, a securing member for securing a circumferential end of the first bracket and a circumferential end... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310878 | Automotive lower body component method of manufacture A method for manufacturing a lower body component for a vehicle is provided including forming a one-piece floor pan at least partially defining a vehicle passenger compartment and substantially extending longitudinally at least the entire length thereof, and forming... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303211 | Fuel cell vehicle architecture A vehicle chassis includes a frame defining a cavity, and a tank configured to store compressed hydrogen gas. The tank is at least partially located within the cavity, and is longitudinally oriented with respect to the frame to maximize the fuel-storage capability o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296824 | Vehicle front body structure A vehicle front body structure includes an upper member extending from the lower end of a front pillar in a forward direction of a vehicle body and disposed outward a front side frame in a transverse direction of the vehicle body. The upper member has a substantiall... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287788 | Single component automotive bumper and lower frame rail A single component bumper beam and lower frame midrail structure, is formed through a hydroforming process to create a uniform “B-shaped” cross-sectional configuration with internal crash triggers to enhance crash performance. The mounting legs of the integral b... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275781 | Fluid forming of oriented thermoplastics The invention provides a method of forming structural components for automotive vehicles from elongated tubular blanks. A longitudinally oriented tubular blank comprised of a thermoplastic material is provided. The tubular blank is fluidformed in a fluid forming cav... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261015 | Collapsible pedal box A collapsible pedal box for an automobile is designed to collapse in the case of a frontal impact of the automobile, to reduce the risk of trapping the driver's feet. One or more pedals (13) are supported on a pivot shaft which is supported at its ends by piv... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243981 | Vehicle body deformation control assembly A vehicle body assembly including a portion that is subject to deformation during vehicle impact events includes a body component, and at least one deformation control plate carried by the vehicle body assembly to engage the body component and inhibit deformation of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240959 | Apparatus for controlling vehicle body rigidity A vehicle body rigidity control apparatus is equipped with a U-shape member substantially becoming a U-shape, a base member for supporting both ends of the U-shape member, and a constraint element for constraining a deformation of the U-shape member in a substantial... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240932 | Energy-absorbing case for a motor vehicle bumper beam The energy-absorbing case (2) comprises a casing consisting of a hollow section piece which has a first end attached to the bumper beam (2) and a second end able to be fixed to the end of a longitudinal longeron (6) of the motor vehicle. The cas... | 07/10/2007 |
