| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280784000 | Having impact absorbing means | 34 |
| 20080290642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEARING CRUSH SPACE IN A VEHICLE THROUGH THE USE OF ACTIVE COMPONENTS - A system for clearing crush space in an automotive vehicle, the system including a vehicle having a passenger compartment, an impact displaced component assembled to the vehicle in a spaced relationship to the passenger compartment, an intervening component mounted on the vehicle between the passenger compartment and the impact displaced component, an active component secured to the vehicle in close proximity to the intervening component, a controller mounted on the vehicle, the controller activating the active component when the vehicle is involved in a collision, and the active component causing the intervening component to move when the active component is activated wherein crush space for movement of the impact displaced component is at least partially cleared in the event of a collision. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090302591 | 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 manner and backward at an angle to protect said front wheel in the case of a collision. The deflector device prevents the vehicles from being caught and being pushed off the road in the event of a partially overlapping frontal collision. The deflector device comprises a deflection element which can be longitudinally displaced from a rest position to an operational position, said deflection element consisting of a slider guided on or in the deflector and a forward-facing shoulder. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090315311 | VEHICLE END PORTION STRUCTURE - A front end portion of a side member functions as a crumple zone during a collision with another vehicle or the like. A radiator support is attached via a bracket to this crumple zone. When another vehicle or the like collides with the side member, the radiator support separates from the side member. When another vehicle or the like collides with the radiator support, external force applied in the rear direction to the radiator support is transmitted to the side member. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100102543 | Sub-Frame Mount for Suspension - A sub-frame mount for a suspension may include a frame structure having an upper plate and a lower plate, a front mounting portion provided at a front portion of the frame structure, and connected to a vehicle body through a first mount bolt, and a rear mounting portion provided at a rear portion of the frame structure, and connected to the vehicle body through a second mount bolt, wherein the respective rear mounting portion includes, a first hole formed at the upper plate, a second hole corresponding to the first hole and formed at the lower plate, width of the second hole corresponding approximately to the width of the body of the second mount bolt, and a third hole connected to the second hole so that a head of the second mount bolt can pass through the third hole. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100201112 | DEPLOYABLE ENERGY MANAGING PELVIC PUSHER FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A system for providing protection to a vehicle occupant during a side impact event is disclosed. The system includes an outer panel, which may be a vehicle door outer sheet metal, an inner panel, which may be a vehicle door trim, and an elongated structural member disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. The elongated structural member is generally disposed perpendicularly with respect to the inner and outer panels and is in general alignment with the pelvic area of the adjacent occupant. The elongated structural member may have an I-beam configuration which extends from the outer panel to the inner panel in the occupant's pelvic zone. The elongated structure may progressively crush during the impact event while pushing the occupant. During an impact event, the elongated structure is pushed vehicle-inward and provides pelvic support to the adjacent occupant. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100264637 | 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 on one side in a vehicle width direction. When a power unit | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110198832 | LOWER STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A positioning pin and a bolt hole positioned near this pin are provided at a plate-shaped rear-portion attachment face portion of a suspension cross member. A positioning hole having the positioning pin inserted thereinto and a bolt hole positioned near this positioning hole are provided at a tunnel frame on the side of a vehicle. The rear-portion attachment face portion and the tunnel frame are fastened by a bolt inserting into the bolt holes together with a nut. Accordingly, the support rigidity of the suspension cross member during the normal vehicle traveling can be secured and the smooth retreat of the power unit to restrain the collision load from having bad influence on passengers in the vehicle frontal collision can be achieved. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110309606 | IMPACT-DAMPING STRUCTURE WITH CRASH BOXES - An impact-damping structure with crash boxes is provided with an extension of the ends of the chassis members of a vehicle to a transverse impact member. An extension pipe with a towing lug that aligns flush with the chassis member is arranged in a center of one of the crash boxes. The extension pipe is connected with the end of the chassis member via a spreading device of the crash box. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120235396 | ENERGY-ABSORBING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - An energy-absorbing device is provided that is mountable to an engine cradle of a vehicle. The device includes spaced-apart first and second plates having first and second plate lengths respectively, with the first plate length being less than the second plate length. A divider plate is positioned between the first and second plates. Opposing first and second side walls connect the first plate to the divider plate. The first and second side walls have first and second angled edges defining first and second incline angles, respectively, relative to the divider plate. The first and second incline angles are each less than 90 degrees. A distal portion of the device, at least partially defined by the first and second angled edges, is configured to provide lower resistance to an impact force relative to a proximal portion of the device, thereby providing progressive crush resistance. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120313360 | FRONTAL COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - In a frontal collision energy absorption structure for a vehicle ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130161932 | Vehicle Crashworthiness - A chassis for a vehicle has a locally narrower portion within which is mounted a wheel, and a rigid member extending from the chassis toward the quiescent position of the wheel and ending at a point which is spaced radially from the outer profile and located axially within the thickness of the wheel. Under an impact, the wheel itself will be crushed against the rigid member, absorbing some of the impact energy. The impact energy can also be transmitted via the rigid member to the remainder of the chassis, providing a load path to major mass concentrations elsewhere in the vehicle and allowing energy to be dissipated by the deformation of other structures elsewhere. This can then limit frontal damage to the vehicle and hence reduce the risk of intrusions into the passenger cell. The rigid member can be a column extending towards the wheel, and can end with a flat plate that is positioned tangentially to a local portion of the outer profile. It preferably extends from a point on the chassis outside the locally narrower portion. Oriented in this direction, the rigid member is more able to transfer the impact forces from the crushing wheel to the remainder of the chassis. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130257028 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - There is provided a front vehicle body structure including: a front sub frame mounted below front side frames; a tie rod disposed forwardly of an axle; a tie rod pressing member having a pressing portion which is mounted on the front sub frame forward of the tie rod and presses the tie rod when a collision occurs; and a rotational movement generating member for causing the tie rod pressing member to generate a rotational movement by deforming an area on which the tie rod pressing member is mounted in the front sub frame, by the load received when a collision occurs. The pressing portion is displaced by the rotational movement from a first position which is out of a steering range of the front wheels to a second position at which the pressing portion swings outward in the vehicle width direction and which allows pressing of the tie rod. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130264808 | ARMORED VEHICLE PROTECTED FROM EXPLOSIVE DEVICES - The subject-matter of the invention is an armored vehicle comprising a vehicle body forming a passenger compartment which is connected to mobility means comprising at least two axles. The axles of the vehicle are connected to the vehicle body by at least one axle support which has the shape of a U-shaped profile arranged above an axle and comprising a middle plate attached to the axle and extended by side edges which extend substantially vertically between the axle and the vehicle body, wherein each side edge bears at least one connecting tab which is attached by its end to the vehicle body at an attachment point. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130270808 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD TO CONTROL FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT DEFORMATION - A frame structure absorbs energy from frontal impacts and extends under a front portion of the body frame. The frame structure includes a rear sub-frame located below and in front of a pair of side frame under-members, and an inverter protection brace extending between the front sub-frame and the rear sub-frame. Loading from the inverter protection brace travels through the rear sub-frame to A-point bolt connections located on the pair of front frame side members. The rear sub-frame moves rearward and deforms at the A-point bolt connections. The load through the A-point bolt connections changes the deformation mode of the frame front side members between the A-point bolt connections and B-point bolt connections. At least one of the pair of side frame under-members buckles rearward of the B-point bolt connection located on the pair of side frame under-members for energy absorption during the frontal impact. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140021709 | METALLIC HOLLOW COLUMNAR MEMBER - A metallic hollow columnar member with a polygonal cross-section having at least five vertices and sides extending between the vertices, is disclosed. The polygonal cross-section is divided by two vertices (A, B) with small inside angles into two perimeter segments with a perimeter comprising one or more sides, and at least one of the two perimeter segments contains at least four sides. The respective inside angles of at least three vertices (V(i)) included in the perimeter segment which includes the at least four sides are equal to or less than 180°, the distance (SS(i)) between each of the at least three vertices (V(i)) and a straight line (L) connecting the two vertices (A, B) is shorter than ½ of the distance between the two vertices (A, B), and the inside angle of the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle among the at least three vertices (V(i)) is larger than the inside angles of the two vertices (A, B). Vertices (VI) are present on the perimeter segment including the at least four sides, respectively between the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle among the at least three vertices (V(i)) and one (A) of the two vertices (A, B), and between the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle and the other (B) of the two vertices (A, B), said vertices (VI) having inside angles larger than the inside angle of the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140049031 | CRASH STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a crash structure ( | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140203543 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE - A vehicle structure includes: a suspension member for supporting a suspension mechanism of a vehicle; a rear-portion support member (inner members, a dash panel) provided above a rear portion of the suspension member and supporting the suspension member; a fastening member for fastening the rear portion of the suspension member to the rear-portion support member; and a latching member provided in the fastening member and latching thereto the rear portion of the suspension member to be displaced in a vehicle lower direction due to an impact load toward a vehicle rearward direction, so as to transmit, to the fastening member, a load toward the vehicle lower direction. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20150021891 | CRADLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHABLE TO A VEHICLE - A cradle assembly for a vehicle having an underbody is provided. The cradle assembly includes a cradle body attachable to the underbody of the vehicle by at least one fastener. The cradle body may define at least one pathway, which may have a first pathway portion and a second pathway portion between which the at least one fastener is movable. The at least one fastener may be positioned in the first pathway portion to enable the cradle body to be secured to the underbody, and in the second pathway portion to enable the cradle body to be separated from the underbody. The cradle body is configured to move with respect to the at least one fastener when an applied load on the vehicle is at or above a threshold magnitude. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150061272 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A vehicle body frame structure includes a side frame, a sub-frame, a cabin side support member, an under-floor frame, and a link stay. The sub-frame includes a separate side fastening portion, an adjacent side fastening portion, and a central bending point. In the link stay, a first end portion side is fastened to a lower surface of the cabin side support member together with the adjacent side fastening portion so as to be extractable, and a second end portion side is fastened to the under-floor frame. A nut for fastening the second end portion side of the link stay is held by a lateral wall on a side separating from the floor tunnel portion of the link stay, and the support bolt is fitted into the nut from a lower side of a floor tunnel portion in a vehicle width direction serving as an axis. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150084322 | DEVICE FOR TARGETED GUIDING OF A WHEEL RELATIVE TO A VEHICLE BODY IN CASE OF A COLLISION AND ADJUSTED WHEEL RIM THEREFORE - A device for targeted guiding of a wheel relative to a vehicle body in the case of a collision includes a capture device for the wheel, which when viewed in the transverse direction vehicle is fastened on one end in the region of a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle and on its other free end is arranged with a distance before a wheel arranged in a wheel well, wherein the capture device in case of a collision engages the wheel and fixes and guides the wheel at least during the collision regarding its turning-in movement such that the wheel forms a part of a load path for introducing collision forces into a support structure of a passenger compartment. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150102592 | Wheel of a Vehicle - A wheel carrier of a vehicle is provided with at least one spur to selectively deflect a wheel mounted on the wheel carrier in a predefined deflection direction in the event of an accident-generated application of force on the wheel. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150307133 | Wheel Carrier of a Vehicle Having a Clamping Seat Connection to a Suspension Strut - A wheel carrier of a vehicle includes a clamping seat connection to a suspension strut or the like, which connection is clamped by a bolt-type connection. A lever structure is attached by this bolt-type connection to the clamping seat connection of the wheel carrier, from which lever structure an impact section projects from the bolt-type connection such that an obstacle striking this impact section or other object striking this impact section causes, in a vehicle crash, an at least partial release of the suspension strut in or from the clamping seat connection as a result of the impact. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150329143 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front portion structure is provided with a suspension member, a vertical wall and a protruding member. A side portion of the suspension member is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a front side member. The vertical wall is formed at the suspension member and includes a coupling portion to which a vehicle width direction inner side end portion of a lower arm is coupled, which lower arm supports a front wheel. The protruding member is fastened to a fastening portion provided in the vertical wall, at a vehicle width direction outer side relative to the coupling portion, so as to protrude to the vehicle width direction outer side relative to the front side member in plan view. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150329145 | Motor Vehicle - A profiled reinforcement section arranged in the hollow area of a sill of a motor vehicle has at least one additional profiled reinforcement section. At least one of an arrangement, shape, length, material and connection of the profiled reinforcement sections is configured such that the end faces of the profiled reinforcement sections deform or destroy a motor vehicle front wheel which is moving in the direction of a passenger compartment as a result of an impact, together with the components associated with the wheel, in the event of a correspondingly high impact energy of the respective wheel against the respective front end of the respective sill. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160001727 | WHEEL DEFLECTOR BRACKET AND METHOD - A vehicle wheel deflector bracket and method is provided. The bracket is attachable to a vehicle having a wheel, a door, and a body structure supporting a door hinge. The bracket is configured to deflect a force from the wheel to the body structure and away from the door hinge when the bracket is attached to the body structure. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160016612 | VEHICLE FRONT PART STRUCTURE - In a vehicle front part structure of a vehicle body, a gusset member is disposed in front of a front pillar. The gusset member is positioned so as to overlap with at least a front tire in the vertical direction of the vehicle body. The gusset member covers at least a portion of a lower portion of the front pillar on a front side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The gusset member has a stepped portion on a front side thereof in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The stepped portion extends in the vertical direction of the vehicle body and makes a portion of the gusset member disposed inside in the vehicle width direction positioned relatively in front of a portion of the gusset member disposed outside in the vehicle width direction in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160068191 | Vehicles Including Targeted Energy Absorption Structures - Vehicle structures for dissipating energy associated with a collision are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a side support that extends between a front suspension mount and a rear suspension mount of the vehicle. The side support includes a targeted energy absorption portion that defines a high-strength region of the side support. The vehicle also includes a cab mounting bracket coupled to the side support and extending outward from the side support. The cab mounting bracket includes a rearward attachment position on the side support and the rearward attachment position of the cab mounting bracket is positioned proximate to the high-strength region of the side support. The vehicle further includes a wheel assembly that is coupled to the front suspension mount and is positioned forward of the cab mounting bracket in a vehicle longitudinal direction. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160090129 | Axle Support for a Motor Vehicle Having a Reinforcing Element Made of Fibrous Composite Material - An axle support for a motor vehicle is provided. The axle support includes an at least approximately planar fiber composite reinforcing element which is secured to individual supports of the axle support. The reinforcing element is multi-layered, with a lower and an upper cover layer and at least one intermediate layer extending analogously to the cover layers over the entire surface. Continuous fiber strips having directionally oriented fibers which are narrow relative to the cover layers are introduced above and below the intermediate layer. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160107694 | VEHICLE LOWER PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower portion structure includes a suspension member, an inclined portion, and a receiving portion. The suspension member is disposed at a lower portion of a space portion at a vehicle body front side of a vehicle cabin. The inclined portion is provided at a vehicle body structural member that is further toward a vehicle body rear side than a rear portion of the suspension member, and has an inclined surface that, when the suspension member moves toward a vehicle body rear side, guides the suspension member toward a vehicle body lower rear side. The receiving portion has a receiving surface that, when the suspension member moves toward a vehicle body obliquely rear side as seen in plan view, receives the suspension member. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160121688 | Energy Absorbent Slider Stop and Rear Underride Protection System - A vehicle impact energy absorption arrangement includes a vehicle frame, a slider suspension arrangement coupled to the vehicle frame and including an axle member, and a spring member biasing the axle member, and an impact force absorbing arrangement that includes a mounting member coupled to the vehicle frame, first and second pivot members each pivotably coupled to the mounting member, and an elastically deformable biasing member positioned between each of the pivot members and the mounting member, wherein each of the pivot members is configured to pivot and elastically deform the at least one biasing member when impacted. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121930 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A support structure for a motor vehicle with a first connecting section, a second connecting section and a deformation section, which is arranged between the first connecting section and the second connecting section. The deformation section is provided in its lengthwise dimension with a recess formed from a middle web and legs joined to it by connecting regions. The deformation section is fashioned as a single piece and a) the wall thickness in the connecting regions is at least partly along the lengthwise dimension of the deformation section at least 20% larger than the wall thickness of the middle web and/or the legs and/or b) the ends of the legs have a wall thickness which for at least a portion of the lengthwise dimension of the deformation section is at least 20% greater than the wall thickness of the middle web and/or the legs. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160167711 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR URGING WHEELS TO A DESIRED POSITION DURING CRASHES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20220135130 | SUBFRAME FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle subframe attached to a vehicle body comprises a first side member that extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a second side member that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is opposed to the first side member in a width direction of the vehicle body; a cross member that extends in the width direction and couples the first side member and the second side member to each other; a first crush box and a second crush box that are coupled to the first side member and the second side member; a first vehicle-body attachment member that is provided on one side in the width direction on an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle body; and a second vehicle-body attachment member that is provided on the other side in the width direction on an upper side. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220135131 | SUBFRAME FOR VEHICLE - In a vehicle subframe | 05-05-2022 |
