Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296187050 | Interior | 32 |
20080246309 | 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 from the main body to an opening in the inner panel such that the mount is adjacent to an inboard surface of the inner panel, wherein the impact-absorbing member is secured by gripping an edge portion of the inner panel surrounding the opening between the mount adjacent to the inboard surface and the portion of the main body adjacent to the outboard surface. | 10-09-2008 |
20080265622 | Energy-Absorbing Deformation Element for a Vehicle - An energy-absorbing deformation element is provided for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, wherein the deformation element in the mounted state is arranged in a collision region between a covering part and a vehicle body, and more particularly, between a headliner and a vehicle roof. The deformation element has an essentially U-shaped profile, on free end regions of which is disposed a flange at least in certain regions. A plurality of cutouts or recesses are provided in the flanges on each free end region. | 10-30-2008 |
20080277967 | Device for Protection Against Impact, Motor Vehicle Pillar, and Motor Vehicle Door - The invention concerns a device for protection against an impact with at least one energy absorption body, which is arranged behind an interior car body component means for transferring a force (F) in effect during an impact from an exterior car body component through an opening of the interior car body component to the energy absorption body. | 11-13-2008 |
20080296933 | Interior parts for a vehicle - An interior part for a vehicle including a first rib(s) extending on the side that faces a vehicle body at a time of mounting the interior part to the vehicle body, and a second rib(s) extending to cross the first rib, in which an inserting portion(s) that is inserted into an opening(s) provided in the vehicle body is formed at portion(s) where the first rib and the second rib cross each other and projects toward the vehicle body, and this inserting portion(s) is provided with a third rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the first rib and a fourth rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the second rib. | 12-04-2008 |
20090026799 | Energy Absorption Body, Apparatus for Protection Against Impact, Vehicle Inner Trim Part and Cross Support - The invention relates to an energy absorption body with essentially in axial direction oriented side elements, whereby the side elements are convex, and with at least one energy absorption element, whereby the energy absorption element is located between the side elements, and whereby the energy absorption element is formed for absorption of a tensile force (F′) which can be applied by the side elements on the energy absorption element, and for deformation upon a compressive force (F″) applied in radial direction on one of the side elements. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026800 | ENERGY ABSORBER FOR USE AS IMPACT PROTECTION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - An energy absorber for use as impact protection in a motor vehicle, in particular in the region of the doors, is provided. The energy absorber can be formed as a plastics material component and comprises a plurality of ribs which together form polygonal hollow chambers. In manufacturing the energy absorber, a tool parting line of the manufacturing tool is defined such that the parting line defines at least two regions of the energy absorber displaying differing energy absorption characteristics. Upon impact, the energy absorber follows a force/distance curve which first rises linearly and then continues constantly. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026801 | Impact absorbing member - An object of the present invention is to provide an impact absorbing member capable of reinforcing a desired reinforcement object portion. The impact absorbing member includes a long impact absorbing body which absorbs energy at the time of a collision by being deformed itself and a mounting member which is disposed at a reinforcement object portion of the impact absorbing body so that it is deformed along deformation of the reinforcement object portion at the time of the collision and mounted to a mounting object member. When the reinforcement object portion is deformed at the time of the collision, the mounting member is deformed along deformation of the reinforcement object portion. Due to that deformation, the mounting member can reinforce the reinforcement object portion. | 01-29-2009 |
20100225144 | AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR COMPONENT - There is provided an automotive interior component including an impact absorber mounted to an interior side of a side wall panel of a vehicle, and the shape and structure of the impact absorber that can undergo buckling deformation and absorb an impact load in a side collision are improved to increase an impact absorbing function. The impact absorber | 09-09-2010 |
20100253114 | SHOCK ABSORPTION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention discloses a shock absorption structure for vehicle installed between a vehicle body panel and an interior member that is closer to a passenger compartment side than the vehicle body panel. The shock absorption structure for vehicle includes a plurality of cup-shaped shock absorbing parts and a connecting part. Each of the shock absorbing parts has an open surface on a wide diameter side and a closed surface on a narrow diameter side, and also has a line-shaped induction part that is formed on a side face from an edge on the wide diameter side to a point midway toward an edge on the narrow diameter side and that induces a crack when a shock is applied. The connecting part connects the plurality of shock absorbing parts at the edges on the wide diameter sides. | 10-07-2010 |
20100308621 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING IMPACT ABSORPTION MATERIAL FOR USE WITH VEHICLE - An aspect in accordance with the present invention is a structure of mounting an impact absorption material for use with a vehicle. The structure includes: a door trim | 12-09-2010 |
20110140480 | PARTITION STRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR INSTALLATION PART - A partition structure for absorbing an impact energy applied to the partition for petitioning a vehicle room includes a cover, a plurality of reinforcing member (wires) arranged with an interval in the vehicle width direction inside the cover, and a belt arranged behind the reinforcing member so as to intersect the reinforcing member. An installation structure for an installation part fixes an installation part to an installation target member by engaging and screwing the bolt with nut. A fixing seat is formed on a back surface of the installation target member integrally with the installation target member. A bolt is arranged in the fixing seat through the installation target member, and a holding part holding a nut on a back surface side of the seating face to prevent the nut from rotating. | 06-16-2011 |
20110221235 | ENERGY ABSORBER - An energy absorber in which an energy-absorbing property in a collision can be set to a predetermined property is provided. An energy absorber (1) which is installed between an auto body panel and an interior member of an automobile, so as to absorb impact energy of a collision includes a base (2) which is fastened between the auto body panel and the interior member; and a plurality of projections (3) which projects from the base and is formed into a hollow conical shape or a hollow circular truncated cone shape, wherein the plurality of projections has different heights and different number of liner convex ribs (4), the rib projecting from an outer circumferential face of the projection and extending from a leading end of the projection to the base, the projections next to each other are not coupled via the rib, and the rib is not provided on a line connecting the centers of the projections next to each other. | 09-15-2011 |
20120119541 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE - An impact energy absorbing structure may be attached to and detached from a finished surface of a vehicle's passenger compartment. | 05-17-2012 |
20120235443 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The resin impact energy absorber for vehicle includes a peripheral wall, a planar portion surrounded by the peripheral wall, and a plurality of first protrusions. The first protrusions are parallel to one another at a predetermined interval in the planar portion. The first protrusion includes a pair of inclined vertical walls and a top wall. The pair of inclined vertical walls projects from the planar portion. The inclined vertical walls face one another. The top wall couples tops of the inclined vertical walls with one another at approximately the same height as the peripheral wall. The inclined vertical walls are inclined at a predetermined inclination angle such that the inclined vertical walls come close to one another as approaching from the planar portion to the top wall. The planar portion includes one plate surface and another plate surface. At least one of them includes an impact load receiving surface. | 09-20-2012 |
20120306235 | RESTRAINING DEVICE, SHADING SYSTEM, MOTOR VEHICLE AND RELATED METHOD - A restraining device of a shading system for absorbing the kinetic energy of a slidable shading arrangement given an unforeseen movement is provided. The restraining device includes a first restraining arrangement configured to absorb a first portion of the kinetic energy by at least partially deforming. | 12-06-2012 |
20130057024 | VEHICLE INTERIOR FITTING PART AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a vehicle interior fitting part, in particular for a motor vehicle, and to a method for producing a vehicle interior fitting part. The vehicle interior fitting part has a first support element and an energy absorption element. The support element is integrally joined to the energy absorption element by means of a connecting region. The support element is provided such that it can be pre-assembled relative to the energy absorption element by means of the connecting region. | 03-07-2013 |
20130147234 | PARTITION STRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR INSTALLATION PART - A partition structure for absorbing an impact energy applied to the partition for petitioning a vehicle room includes a cover, a plurality of reinforcing member (wires) arranged with an interval in the vehicle width direction inside the cover, and a belt arranged behind the reinforcing member so as to intersect the reinforcing member. An installation structure for an installation part fixes an installation part to an installation target member by engaging and screwing the bolt with nut. A fixing seat is formed on a back surface of the installation target member integrally with the installation target member. A bolt is arranged in the fixing seat through the installation target member, and a holding part holding a nut on a back surface side of the seating face to prevent the nut from rotating. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154307 | IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An impact absorbing member includes a hollow body having a plurality of ribs, and the hollow body includes a low rib density portion being a portion where density of the ribs is low, and a high rib density portion being a portion where density of the ribs is high. The hollow body may include a thin portion and a thick portion. In this case, the rib density of the thin portion and the rib density of the thick portion may be different from each other | 06-20-2013 |
20130161977 | STORAGE DEVICE HAVING A FRONT PORTION AND A REAR PORTION SEPARABLE UNDER THE EFFECT OF A FORCE - A storage device ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130257096 | TIBIA FORCE REDUCTION WEDGE - A tibia force reduction wedge has a core, a coating upon the core, and fasteners upon the coating. The core has three surfaces forming a triangularly shaped cross section and two opposite spaced apart ends. The core has single or dual density closed cell energy absorbing expanded polyethylene. Following skiving upon the surfaces, the coating adheres to the exterior of the core. The invention has an anti fungal, non slip, polyurethane coating. Hook and loop fasteners mutually engage fasteners upon an existing surface of a vehicle deck for adjustment to the leg lengths of vehicle occupants. The wedge sees usage beneath seats inside a vehicle. | 10-03-2013 |
20130307288 | MULTISTAGE ENERGY ABSORBER DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A multistage energy absorber device is provided that includes at least two generally tubular members. Each of the generally tubular members has a first end and a second end. The second generally tubular member is independent of the first generally tubular member and fits within the first generally tubular member. The first ends of the generally tubular members are substantially flush with each other, but the second end of the second generally tubular member protrudes sufficiently beyond the second end of the first generally tubular member to form a first deformation stage. The first and second generally tubular members extend coextensively sufficiently from the first ends of the first and second generally tubular members to the second end of the first generally tubular member to form a second deformation stage. | 11-21-2013 |
20130320708 | Roof for a Motor Vehicle - A roof for a motor vehicle includes at least one roof element, at least one lining element by which the roof element is lined at least partially towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and at least one energy absorption element coupled to the lining element for at least partially decelerating an occupant impacting the energy absorption element at least indirectly during an accident-related application of force. The energy absorption element is formed as an essentially flat plate element. | 12-05-2013 |
20140028052 | ENERGY ABSORBING CARTRIDGE FOR VEHICLE SUPPORT PILLAR - An energy absorbing cartridge for covering a substantially rigid vehicle support pillar is provided. The energy absorbing cartridge has an accordion-shaped portion including a plurality of spaced load distribution walls for distributing and transferring an applied impact force, a plurality of spaced side walls for absorbing the applied impact force, and a plurality of spaced stabilization walls for stabilizing the spaced side walls upon application of the applied impact force. The spaced side walls are substantially perpendicular to the spaced load distribution walls, and the spaced stabilization walls are substantially parallel to the spaced load distribution walls. The plurality of spaced side walls connect, respectively, the plurality of spaced load distribution walls and the plurality of spaced stabilization walls to form the accordion-shaped portion of the energy absorbing cartridge. | 01-30-2014 |
20140049068 | Break Away Dash Panel - A dash assembly for the occupant area of a vehicle including a stationary section, a moveable section, first interface and a second interface is provided. The moveable section includes at least one contact zone configured to be engaged by a driver's knee in the event of an accident to absorb forces from the driver's knee. The first interface is between the stationary section and the moveable section and secures the moveable section to the stationary section at a first location. The second interface is between the stationary section and the moveable section and secures the moveable section to the stationary section at a second location spaced away from the first location. The second interface is configured to release prior to the first interface upon sufficient forces being applied to the at least one contact zone during an accident. | 02-20-2014 |
20140091594 | CRASH ABSORPTION INSTRUMENT PANEL SUBSTRATE - An instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided wherein the instrument panel is operable to hold a meter cluster. The meter cluster is positioned adjacent to a shifter of an automotive vehicle. The meter cluster is mounted within the center of the vehicle. The instrument panel includes a main panel having a plurality of apertures located adjacent to the meter cluster. A mounting aperture for the meter cluster is provided wherein the meter cluster is mounted to the mounting aperture for the meter cluster. The plurality of apertures on the main panel located adjacent to the meter cluster are operable to weaken the structure of the main panel to facilitate a controlled collapse of the instrument panel when the shifter hits the meter cluster. The positioning of the apertures located adjacent to the meter cluster prevents damage to the meter cluster during the accident. | 04-03-2014 |
20140117714 | IMPACT-ABSORBING AUXILIARY MATERIAL FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material for a vehicle, which is fabricated using pulp so that a mold may be easily fabricated without regard to a shape of the auxiliary material for absorbing the impact, and moreover, which is environmentally friendly and does not generate a waste treatment problem when being discarded. Also provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material of a vehicle, which is capable of obtaining a sufficient impact-absorbing performance required in the impact-absorbing auxiliary material through continuous deformation of ridges and ribs by connecting ribs between hollow ridge portions and forming integrally. The auxiliary material includes a base fabricated using pulp, wherein hollow ridges integrally protrude from the base in a plurality of rows at predetermined intervals, and the ridges adjacent to each other are connected to each other through ribs. | 05-01-2014 |
20140138984 | IMPACT-ABSORBING AUXILIARY MATERIAL FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material for a vehicle, which is fabricated using pulp containing a biodegradable plastic resin, so that a mold may be easily manufactured without regard to a shape of the auxiliary material, and in particular, which is environmentally friendly so that no waste treatment problems occur in discarding waste and an overall weight thereof is reduced. In particular, provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material for a vehicle, which is capable of obtaining sufficient impact-absorbing performance required in the impact-absorbing auxiliary material through successive deformation of ridges and ribs by connecting ribs between hollow ridge portions and forming integrally. The auxiliary material includes a base fabricated using pulp containing biodegradable plastic, wherein hollow ridges integrally protrude from the base in a plurality of rows at predetermined intervals, the ridges adjacent to each other are connected to each other through ribs, and the pulp and the biodegradable plastic are mixed in a weight ratio of about 50:1 to 70:1. | 05-22-2014 |
20140191533 | VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM - Provided is a pillar trim ( | 07-10-2014 |
20150061322 | IMPACT ABSORBER - Provided is an impact absorber capable of effectively absorbing impact even if an impact receiving position deviates from a desired position. An impact absorber according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a front wall for receiving impact, a rear wall opposed to the front wall, and surrounding walls for connecting the circumferences of the front wall and the rear wall, wherein thin portions are formed at corner portions for connecting the front wall and the surrounding walls. | 03-05-2015 |
20150291117 | SHOCK ABSORBER MEMBER FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SHOCK ABSORBER MEMBER AND VEHICLE INCLUDING DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY - A vehicle door panel shock absorber having a outer outer wall and first and second reinforcing wings each extending between two opposite ends which are unitary with the outer wall, the first and second reinforcing wings crossing themselves at a center inside the outer wall and being unitary with one another at this center. | 10-15-2015 |
20160082901 | ENERGY ABSORBERS FOR ROOF SYSTEM AND OTHER VEHICLE STRUCTURES - An energy absorber for an overhead system in a vehicle, wherein the energy absorber comprises a sound absorption device. To improve the sound absorption, it is provided that the sound absorption device comprises at least one acoustic membrane formed within a protrusion formed in an energy absorbing panel member. | 03-24-2016 |
20160129865 | LOCAL ENERGY ABSORBER - A vehicle hood covering an underhood object includes an inner surface of the vehicle hood facing the underhood object and spaced from the underhood object, and an outer surface of the vehicle hood opposite the inner surface. A local energy absorber is operatively attached to the inner surface of the vehicle hood. The local energy absorber is a multiply-connected structure. The local energy absorber includes a wall defining an interior surface having symmetry about a central plane normal to the inner surface of the vehicle hood. A plurality of apertures is defined in the wall symmetrically about the central plane to initiate buckling and fracture in the wall during an impact applied to the outer surface defining an impact event having a duration of less than 20 milliseconds. | 05-12-2016 |