| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280748000 | Passenger safety guards | 65 |
| 20080224458 | Active vehicle impact dampenning system - A vehicle safety system, vehicle ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080296878 | Motorcycle Exhaust Pipe Guard and Mounting Bracket - A motorcycle exhaust pipe guard for use with a motorcycle having an exhaust pipe running adjacent a passenger's foot peg. The guard includes a planer bar which may be formed to maintain a clearance between the user's foot and the contour of the exhaust pipe. Further, a bracket is provided which uses the existing axis pin of the foot peg for mounting the guard to the foot peg bracket at a position between the foot peg and the motorcycle, and at an elevation above the foot peg. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090134613 | Hanging Strap - The invention relates to a holding loop for installation into a person conveying means, having a fastening loop ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090200781 | Brake apparatus for vehicle - A brake apparatus ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100019477 | Impact Reducing Structure of Vehicle - It is to provide a structure in which impact to the lower limbs of a vehicle occupant can be reduced effectively as compared to the prior art. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100171296 | PROTECTION DEVICE IN MOTOR VEHICLES FOR PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS - Protection devices in motor vehicles typically have a movable element, for example a roll bar ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100295284 | APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING A SAFETY DEVICE, PARTICULARLY OCCUPANT PROTECTING DEVICE IN A VEHICLE - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120133115 | Skid Plates for a Motorcycle - A two-wheel vehicle for carrying out tire grip measurements. The vehicle is equipped with three spars fitted onto one side of the vehicle, the ends of the spars forming a plane approximately parallel to the circumferential plane of the rear wheel of the vehicle and the distance between said plane and the circumferential plane of the rear wheel of the vehicle being greater than 350 mm. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130187370 | VEHICLE SAFETY ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicle safety anti-collision device, which includes an outer housing, a buffer material block, a bracket, and a bracket base. Said outer housing is provided with a front end portion, a connecting portion extending from both sides of the front end portion, and a receiving opening formed by said connecting portions and said front end portion. Said bracket is in the shape of an arch bridge and is provided with an arch portion received in said receiving opening and mounting portions on both ends of the arch portion. Said buffer material block is sandwiched between said outer housing and said bracket, and the connecting portions of said outer housing are fixed to the said bracket. With the vehicle safety anti-collision device, the energy generated during a vehicle collision can be absorbed immensely, and the damage caused by collision to the vehicle and people can be reduced. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140008904 | STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING KNEE INJURY IN VEHICLE - A structure for reducing knee injury in a vehicle, may include a toe stopper disposed on a bottom of a vehicle interior at a driver's seat or a passenger's seat in a traverse direction of a vehicle body, wherein the toe stopper is protrusively disposed from the bottom of the vehicle interior to have a height such that a front tip of a foot of the driver or the passenger is stopped from moving forward and thus a knee part of the driver or the passenger contacts a crash pad earlier than a shin part of the driver or the passenger. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140125043 | KNEE COLLISION PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A knee collision protection structure for a vehicle includes a glove box provided at a lower portion of an instrument panel and including a storage part and a panel part provided to stand on a cabin side of the storage part and configuring part of the instrument panel, and a shaft member provided on the vehicle front side than the panel part of the glove box and on the upper side than the storage part and extending in a vehicle widthwise direction. The glove box is provided so as to rotate around the shaft member when a knee of an occupant seated on a seat opposed to the glove box collides with a lower portion of the panel part than the shaft member. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140138940 | Integrated Maze Bead Toy Attached to Stroller Bumper Bars - The Integrated maze bead toy is developed using a hollow insertion created within the bumper bar | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140353953 | SAFETY PROTECTION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a safety protection apparatus for motor traffic means, comprising a support frame fixedly connected to a seat of a motor traffic means and a protection cabin for accommodating an infant. The upper end of the protection cabin is rotatably connected to the support frame, and a damping shock-absorption component is provided between the protection cabin and support frame or the seat. The apparatus of the present can be adapted for motor traffic means such as a passenger car, a truck, or a steamboat, etc., and, adapted respectively for adults and infants. The apparatus of the present invention has the following beneficial effects: protecting the passengers from direct damage from external force by providing a protection cabin; buffering the shock caused by emergency braking or collision by providing a rotatable mechanism, consuming energy by a damping component and providing comprehensive protection for infants or adults in prone position. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140375039 | DOORS FOR CONSOLE BOXES - Embodiments of the present invention may include a door for a console box having a door outer, a door inner and a lock mechanism. The door inner is mounted to the door outer, and has a pair of mounting walls. The lock mechanism releasably locks the door at a position where the door closes an opening of a box main body of the console box. The lock mechanism has a knob that is pivotably mounted between the pair of mounting walls and is operated when releasing the lock mechanism. The door outer has a pair of ribs that push the pair of mounting walls away from each other to detach the knob from the mounting walls when the door outer receives a shock toward the door inner. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150102590 | Passive Knee Bolster - A bolster assembly for a vehicle is provided, the bolster assembly comprising a body, and a plurality of brackets provided on a front surface of the body, the plurality of brackets being arranged in paired sets. Also provided is a plurality of energy absorbing elements, wherein each of the plurality of energy absorbing elements is operably associated with a respective bracket, and where within each paired set of brackets, the energy absorbing elements are disposed in adjacent relationship separated by a gap. Each paired set of brackets is aligned with a frame structure provided in the vehicle, the frame structure having a width greater than the gap. Upon a crash event and forward displacement of the body, the paired sets of brackets engage the frame structure, the energy absorbing elements deforming during the forward displacement to absorb energy. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20160082914 | CARGO AREA AIRBAG - A vehicle cargo restraint system is provided for a vehicle having a forward seating area and an interior rearward cargo area. The system includes a pane mounted adjacent an interior roof of the vehicle. An airbag is provided for powering the panel from a position adjacent the roof of the vehicle to a position wherein a portion of the panel is adjacent the forward seating area dividing the forward seating area from the cargo area of the vehicle. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160167610 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A POLARITY OF A FREEWHEELING DIODE, ACTUATOR CIRCUIT AND SAFETY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | 06-16-2016 |
| 280749000 | Safety net, curtain, or transparent sheet | 4 |
| 20090174174 | Overhead Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - The present disclosure relates to an overhead vehicle occupant restraint system. Exemplary overhead vehicle occupant restraint systems include a panel configured to deploy and retract with respect to a vehicle roof, an electric motor configured to deploy and/or retract the panel and a control circuit configured to control deployment of the panel according to a first predetermined condition and to control retraction the panel according to a second predetermined condition. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090189380 | PLASTIC HANDGUARD - A handguard configured to be attached to a handlebar of a vehicle is disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the application, the handguard includes an arm portion, a shield portion, and a support member. The support member has a shape that corresponds to at least a section of the arm portion and is removably attached to the arm portion. In one embodiment, the arm portion and the shield portion may be part of a unitary member constructed of plastic. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20130161931 | INTEGRATED SAFETY NET FOR VEHICLE - An integrated safety net system for a recreational vehicle having a chassis with a step-through door opening. They safety net system includes a door having a forward end and a rearward end, and a hinge coupled between the rearward end of the door and the chassis of the vehicle. Upper and lower safety nets are coupled to the door forward of the hinge and coupled to the chassis of the vehicle on or rearward of the rearward side of the door opening. The safety net and the door are collectively and cooperatively movable as the rear-hinged door moves to the open position or closed position. The door includes a latch at the forward end of the door to provide one operational step to release or secure the door and the integrated safety nets to the chassis upon ingress or egress of the vehicle. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20150375704 | WRAP-AROUND CURTAIN FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle curtain system comprises a curtain having at least a front wall and two side walls, at least one pretensioner having a corresponding pretensioner cable, and a plurality of tethers, each having a first end attached to the curtain. | 12-31-2015 |
| 280750000 | Connected to the steering wheel or column | 3 |
| 20090045613 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An energy management system includes a bolster panel configured to attach to vehicle structure and a plurality of ribs connected to the bolster panel. Each rib is deflectable during a vehicle impact. The bolster panel and the plurality of ribs are unitary and formed as one piece. The plurality of ribs are arranged in a manner forming an energy absorption pattern that is progressive. A second energy management system includes a bolster panel configured to attach to vehicle structure, a plurality of ribs connected to the bolster panel, and a steering column support structure connected to the bolster panel. The bolster panel, ribs, and steering column support structure are unitary and formed as one piece. A method for creating the energy management system is also disclosed. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20120032430 | DRIVER KNEE BOLSTER OF AUTOMOBILE - A driver knee bolster may include a first bracket arranged on a cowl crossbar, wherein an upper portion may be fixed to the cowl crossbar, a second bracket disposed in front of the first bracket, wherein a lower portion of the second bracket may be coupled to a lower portion of the first bracket, and an upper portion of the second bracket may be spaced apart from the upper portion of the first bracket to form a space therebetween, and a buffering member arranged in the space formed between the first and second brackets. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20140353954 | STEERING WHEEL - The present invention aims to provide a steering wheel in which a decorative member is easily mounted and fixed to a steering main body without a need to employ fixing parts such as screws, and which is capable of effectively absorbing an impact by appropriately deforming the decorative member at the time of input of a load. The steering wheel of the present invention has: a plurality of engaging fixed units by which the decorative member is mounted and fixed to the steering main body's side via a fixing unit, and demounting of the fixing unit is restrained at the time of deformation of the decorative member; and an engaging unit which is arranged on a site configured to produce a bending deformation of the decorative member, and by which demounting is disallowed to be restrained at the time of deformation of the decorative member. | 12-04-2014 |
| 280751000 | Padded or cushioned member | 41 |
| 20090146405 | KNEE PROTECTOR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a knee protector structure for a vehicle. The present invention intends to make it possible to positively prevent an upper absorption bracket from being deformed with a tensile force exerted through a connecting bracket when a lower absorption bracket is deformed with knee input energy of a small-statured vehicle occupant. The knee protector structure for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a lower absorption bracket | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090174175 | Pad for Absorbing Impact on Leg Portions and Floor Spacer for Vehicle - A pad for absorbing an impact on leg portions excellent in impact absorbing performance at a time of collision of a vehicle and the like, and a floor spacer for a vehicle are provided. A pad | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090315308 | SOFT TRIM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT AND RELATED COMPONENT | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100207370 | Plastic Bracket Countermeasure For Door Side Impact - An automobile door bracket includes an attachment section and a corrugated section. The door bracket is placed within an automobile door assembly to function as a side impact countermeasure. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100314860 | REVERSIBLY DEPLOYABLE ENERGY ABSORBING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support structure to define an inflatable interior region; a gas source in fluid communication with the at least one inlet; an inlet control valve positioned intermediate the gas source and the at least one inlet; and an actively controlled pressure relief valve in fluid communication with the at least one outlet. The inlet control valve and the pressure relief valve are adapted to provide a response suitable for use in vehicle impact management. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110018247 | AUTOMOTIVE KNEE BOLSTER SYSTEM - An automotive knee bolster system includes a cross-car beam, and a variable stiffness member attached to the cross-car beam and configured to absorb occupant knee impact energy. The member includes a plurality of nested panels each having a different length and substantially the same radius of curvature. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110204608 | ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE KNEE BOLSTER COVER - An energy absorbing panel assembly for the interior of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The energy absorbing panel assembly, typically the knee bolster panel adjacent the steering wheel, includes an energy absorbing structure integrally molded to the panel. The energy absorbing structure includes three outer side walls and a top wall. The outer side walls extend from the same side of the top wall to the panel. Extending from the top wall to the panel is at least one top wall supporting rib. The rib is positioned between the outer side walls. Ordinarily at least two such ribs will be provided. At least one of the outer walls is at an obtuse angle relative to the plane of the top wall. All three of the outer walls may be at an obtuse angle relative to the plane of the top wall. In addition to the one or more ribs extending from the top wall to the panel between the outer side walls one or more outer wall-supporting ribs may also be provided extending between the outer side walls and intersecting the top wall supporting rib. Lateral supports may be provided between the outer side walls and the panel. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120080872 | IMPACT ABSORBER - An impact absorber is provided in a trim of a vehicle for protecting a waist portion of a passenger. The impact absorber includes: a first portion corresponding to the pubis of the passenger; and a second portion corresponding to the ilium of the passenger. Stress generated in the first portion when the passenger hits the trim has a first predetermined value or less, and stress generated in the second portion when the passenger hits on the trim has a second predetermined value or more, the second predetermined value being greater than the first predetermined value. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120228856 | KNEE BOLSTER FOR VEHICLE - A present invention provides a knee bolster for a vehicle including a first bracket with a first support portion, a first load receiving portion, and a first deformation portion, and a second bracket with a second support portion, a second load receiving portion, and a second deformation portion, wherein the second bracket is arranged such that the distance between the second load receiving portion and the knee is shorter than the distance between the first load receiving portion and the knee in the load application direction. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120261913 | CUSHIONING ELEMENT - A cushioning element, such as for a vehicle occupant protection device, comprises a cover, a filling material and at least one textile sheet. The textile sheet is foam-encapsulated in addition to the cover. Opening of the cover takes place reliably and reproducibly when an inflatable occupant protection device is activated. The textile sheet influences the opening of the cover when the inflatable device is activated. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130106086 | KNEE BOLSTER BRACKET | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130147172 | SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY - A shock absorber assembly includes a shock absorber, a utility part, and a flexible member. The shock absorber is provided to a vehicular interior part that is mounted on a compartment inner side of a body panel, and the shock absorber includes a mounting portion that is mounted to a compartment outer side surface of the vehicular interior part. The utility part is provided to the vehicular interior part. The flexible member covers a peripheral surface of the shock absorber, and a part of the flexible member is held by the vehicular interior part and the utility part to support and mount the shock absorber to the vehicular interior part. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130241185 | KNEE BOLSTER OF VEHICLE - A knee bolster comprises a curved arm projecting rearward from its one end portion and extending downward in a side view, the other end portion of which is configured as a free end, an inside arm provided inside the curved arm and interconnecting an upper portion and a lower portion of the curved arm, and an impact absorbing member arranged at the other end portion of the curved arm so as to be deformable when the curved arm is deformed by receiving an impact load so that the impact absorbing member is caught between the curved arm deformed and a vehicle-body-side member attached to a vehicle-body member. Accordingly, a load from a knee of a passenger moving forward in a vehicle collision can be received surely and the collision impact can be absorbed properly, thereby protecting the passenger's knee effectively, avoiding improper interference with any surrounding components. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140159357 | MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CRASH PAD - A molding apparatus and method for manufacturing a crash pad of a vehicle. The molding apparatus includes a foam skin forming upper mold, a lower mold, and a slide mold. A bubble solution is injected into the lower mold and combined with the foam skin forming upper mold. The slide mold is configured to be slidable toward the lower mold at an end portion of the foam skin forming upper mold. In addition, the slide mold includes a protrusion part that protrudes towards the lower mold. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140252751 | CUSHIONED BARRIER FOR PETS IN A VEHICLE - A cushioned barrier for a pet in a vehicle comprising a central body, where the central body includes a first vertical surface and a second vertical surface, and where the central body is covered in a textured cover; a first protrusion on the first vertical surface; and a second protrusion on the second vertical surface, where the first protrusion and the second protrusion wedge the cushioned barrier between a front seat and a seat cushion of a backseat. The first protrusion may be an angled support and the second protrusion may be a square support where each are attached with Velcro® to the central body to enable adjustments of the protrusions along the central body. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140346759 | ACTIVE BOLSTER - An active bolster for a vehicle is provided, wherein the bolster comprises an expansible hollow interior that is inflatable and is self-supporting in both an inflated and in an uninflated position. The bolster has an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior. The bolster has an inner wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the side of the vehicle on inflation of the expansible hollow interior. The bolster may have a relatively non-expansible component located between a first expansible chamber and a second expansible chamber. The bolster may comprise an outer wall having an attachment portion for attaching the outer wall to a portion of the side of the vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140367949 | Protective Padded Sleeve for Hip Restraints on Golf Carts - The present invention relates generally to protective padding for golf carts, and more specifically, the invention relates to a protective padded sleeve that comprises a sleeve, a fastener and padding, which is placed over and around the hard plastic hip restraint of a golf cart to prevent a rider from being injured. When a rider sits on the bench-style seat of a golf cart, the rider's hip and leg are in contact with this hip restraint. The invention operates by both absorbing the shock with padding placed between a rider and the hard plastic hip restraint of a golf cart, as well as, completely enclosing the hip restraint to prevent obstacles from protruding through the large opening in the hip restraint and causing injury to the rider. This invention further incorporates an auxiliary power source for wireless devices, a wireless speaker and accessory holders. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150115585 | VEHICLE DOOR ENERGY ABSORPTION PAD - An energy absorption (EA) pad mountable on a vehicle door interior trim panel provides controlled collapse under side impact collision forces to minimize contact between the door and a vehicle passenger. The EA pad is in the form of a hollow body having an endwall, a sidewall, and an open end. A flange extends laterally from the open end. One or more slots and one or more ribs can be formed in the sidewall or the endwall of varying height, numbers, spacing, thickness, and shapes to provide the controlled collapse of the EA pad. A restraining rib structure is formed on the door trim panel adjacent to a least one side of the EA pad. In another aspect, a door trim panel includes the EA pad. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160039380 | RIGHT FOOT PROTECTING STRUCTURE - A floor portion structure that serves as a right foot protecting structure has a tibia pad that is provided at a portion, where a right foot of a vehicle occupant is placed, at a dash panel of a vehicle. In a case in which the tibia pad receives compressive load from the right foot at a time of a vehicle collision, the tibia pad is deformed in a shape that is inclined downwardly to the right such that a right side portion in a vehicle transverse direction at a region of contact with the right foot becomes lower than a left side portion, or is deformed such that the left side portion in the vehicle transverse direction at the region of contact with the right foot generates greater reaction force than the right side portion. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20180022302 | INTEGRATED KNEE BOLSTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | 01-25-2018 |
| 280752000 | Instrument panel or dashboard | 18 |
| 20080238063 | Trim Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A trim panel includes a skin layer and an insert having a base, a sidewall that extends generally perpendicularly from the base and a flange that extends generally perpendicularly from the sidewall and generally parallel to the base. The flange includes a first side and a second side. The skin layer extends over at least a portion of said first side and said second side of said flange. A method for manufacturing a trim panel is also disclosed. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080284149 | SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING TWO COMPONENTS WITH EACH OTHER - System for engaging two components with each other wherein one of the components comprises hook-like means ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090020993 | KNEE BOLSTER ASSEMBLY - A knee bolster, disposed within the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, for absorbing energy from impact with the knees of an occupant of the automotive vehicle, the knee bolster assembly comprising a skin defining a show surface of the instrument panel, an inner panel secured to the skin, the inner panel including at least one male portion protruding therefrom in a direction away from the skin, at least one energy absorbing structure extending in a direction away from the inner panel, the energy absorbing structure having portions defining at least one recess therein, the male portions of the inner panel being received within the recess of the energy absorbing structures in a non-contacting alignment. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090026747 | Control Panel Configuration for a Motor Vehicle - A control panel configuration for a motor vehicle has a cross member that extends transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction and is retained on fixed lateral construction structures. A control panel provides coverage toward the vehicle interior, and a knee retainer has a section for fastening the knee retainer to the cross member. A force absorption section extends essentially in the direction of the knee of an occupant. To reduce an intrusion of the control panel bottom parts, the knee retainer can be a rod-shaped support element that is loaded essentially longitudinally to its axis. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100084842 | Crash Pad for Automotive Interior and Apparatus for Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed herein is a crash pad for an automotive interior, including a passenger air-bag door, which may have a main resin layer including a door region having a hinge portion and a tear line for a deployment of an air-bag and a crash pad region at least partially surrounding the door region, in which the hinge portion has a groove formed on a lower surface of the main resin layer along a longitudinal direction of the passenger air-bag door, and a lower resin layer disposed on a lower surface of the main resin layer to cover the hinge portion and having flexibility or a percentage of elongation superior to the main resin layer. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100259036 | VARIABLE LOAD KNEE BOLSTER - A knee bolster for mounting within a vehicle includes a curved bracket mounted to an associated cross beam of the vehicle. The knee bolster further includes a knee panel member mounted to the curved bracket at a location spaced from the associated cross beam. The knee panel member exhibits a variable load response for a contact location when the contact location varies between a lower portion of the knee panel member and an upper portion of the knee panel member. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100295285 | INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH POSITIVE LOCKING CAPABILITIES - An instrument panel assembly having a locking feature. The instrument panel assembly includes an elongated member attached to a portion of the vehicle and extending towards the instrument panel assembly, a lower panel spaced apart from the elongated member, at least one clip disposed on one of either the lower panel or the elongated member; and a corresponding number of tabs disposed on the other of said lower panel or said elongated member. The clip and tabs are spaced apart from and registered to each other so as to lockingly engage each other and keep the lower panel in contact with the elongated member when the lower panel and elongated member are driven into contact with each other. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110115204 | AUTOMOTIVE KNEE BOLSTER INSTALLATION AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A knee bolster installation for an automotive vehicle includes a bridge plate extending across a space receiving a steering column in front of the driver's knee or a glove box in front of a passenger's knees and having a knee impact absorber structure attached behind each end of the bridge plate. Each knee impact absorber structure has diverging front and back walls having a curved top wall and a curved generally horizontal intermediate web extending between the front and back walls, and a curved bottom wall connecting the lower end of front and back walls together. A generally vertical stabilizer web connects the top wall and intermediate web together to restrain bulging when crushed to avoid horizontal collapse thereof during deformation. Offset openings in each of the top wall, intermediate web, and bottom wall form wider curved strips at the inside adjacent the steering column space so that the front of the outside ends of the knee installation absorber structures are inclined away from the steering column space when deformed by knee impact. The knee installation absorber structures are either extruded and the openings thereafter cut into the top wall, intermediate web and bottom wall, or formed from a flat strip of material into which openings are cut prior to forming the strip. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110121550 | Instrument Panel Energy Absorption Systems - Energy absorption systems are described herein. Energy absorption systems may include an instrument panel reinforcement extending from a passenger side to a driver side of a vehicle, a bracket secured to the instrument panel reinforcement including a body and a distal strike, and an instrument panel assembly including a passenger facing surface and a catch disposed on the instrument panel assembly, wherein when an impact force is applied to the passenger facing surface of the instrument panel assembly, the catch of instrument panel assembly may engage the strike of the bracket to absorb at least a portion of the impact force. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110148086 | ENERGY ABSORBING COUNTERMEASURE - An energy absorber for a vehicle includes an elongate member having lateral and longitudinal axes. The elongate member may include one or more channels which are oriented to have walls which extend in the general direction of the lateral axis. An upper surface of at least one of the channels may have an engagement feature that may be configured to engage a stationary member of a vehicle when an impact force brings the engagement feature into contact with the stationary member. The channels may be configured to deform and collapse to absorb at least some of the impact force. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120068447 | KNEE BOLSTER FOR VEHICLES - A knee bolster for vehicles, which is placed inside a lower instrument panel of a vehicle and is mounted to a cowl cross bar and relieves shock applied to knees of a passenger in case of an accident, may include a U-shaped bracket mounted to the cowl cross bar and bent to form a U-shape to be deformed by an external force during the accident, thus primarily absorbing knee load of the passenger, and a shock absorbing foam mounted in the U-shaped bracket, being deformed by the external force during the accident, and sliding along inner surface of the U-shaped bracket, thus secondarily absorbing the knee load of the passenger. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130249201 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT KNEE PROTECTION APPARATUS - A vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus is provided in which the front end of an upper bracket is fixed to an instrument panel reinforcement, and a lower bracket and a knee panel are supported by the instrument panel reinforcement via the upper bracket. Thus, the vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus may be attached to the instrument panel reinforcement by, for example, preparing a subassembly by fixing the lower bracket and the knee panel to the upper bracket, and then fixing only the front end of the upper bracket to the instrument panel reinforcement. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130341897 | Active Bolster - Provided is an active bolster for a vehicle occupant, the active bolster comprising a rear panel, an internal structure, and a front panel. The internal structure is disposed between the rear panel and the front panel, and the internal structure and rear panel together forming a hollow chamber in communication with an inflation device. The hollow chamber is expandable on activation of the inflation device. The internal structure has at least one expandable element such that upon pressurization of the hollow chamber by the inflation device, at least a portion of the at least one expandable element undergoes deformation to permit inflation of the hollow chamber, thereby displacing the rear panel rearwardly to an extended position. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150054270 | METHOD OF FORMING CRASH PAD AND CRASH PAD FORMED THEREBY - According to a method of forming a crash pad and a crash pad formed thereby according to the present invention, skin is formed to be minimized in size so as to have a shape similar to a final shape, thereby minimizing portions of the skin which are discarded, and reducing manufacturing costs. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160075298 | OCCUPANT PROTECTOR - An occupant protector has a steering member elongated in a lateral direction of a vehicle, a glove box disposed rearward relative to the steering member, and having a lid openable to a compartment of the vehicle, and an impact absorber interposed between the steering member and the lid that is operable to be deformed by and to absorb an impact on the lid. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160082913 | KNEE BOLSTER - Provided is a knee bolster which does not significantly increase the vehicle weight and whose plastic deformation starting load can be easily controlled to a desired value. A knee bolster becomes deformed when a load from a knee of a passenger is inputted and thus absorbs a shock applied to the knee. The knee bolster includes a low-load absorption unit having a load input surface to which the load from the knee is inputted and a high-load absorption unit disposed in a more distant position from the knee than the low-load absorption unit in an input direction of the load and having a higher plastic deformation starting load than a plastic deformation starting load of the low-load absorption unit. The low-load absorption unit and the high-load absorption unit are formed of a single hollow structure or different hollow structures. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160129870 | KNEE BOLSTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A knee bolster device for a vehicle includes a lower crash pad panel having a composite material injection-molded thereto at a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel to improve rigidity of the lower crash pad panel. A shock absorbing foam is mounted on a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel and absorbs an impact. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160200277 | ONE PIECE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH MOLDED UPPER BIN | 07-14-2016 |
| 280753000 | Positionable by automatic actuator | 3 |
| 20080231028 | Safety Device for Protecting Occupants of a Motor Vehicle in a Rollover Event - In the case of a safety device for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle in the event of a rolling over of the vehicle, the motor vehicle passenger compartment has doors with side windows manufactured from glass in the region of the side walls. To reliably avoid occupants who are not wearing seat belts being flung out of the passenger compartment through the side windows, it is provided that the side windows are produced from a special laminated glass, for example with high-strength ionoplast interlayers, and that, in the event of a rolling over of the vehicle, the side windows are additionally assigned side impact protection devices integrated in the doors and/or seats. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100244420 | Vehicle Occupant Head Protection - A head restraint device ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110285120 | DEPLOYABLE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH OVERHEAD GLASS - An active material-enabled overhead protection system ( | 11-24-2011 |
