Dummy for car crash testing

US4701132A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

• Lothar Groesch · Stuttgart, DE
• Gabriel Netzer · Stuttgart, DE
• Lothar Kassing · Nufringen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 3, 1986
• Grant date: Oct 20, 1987
• Expiry date: Feb 3, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B23/28
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This invention relates to an anatomical model, particularly a dummy, for simulating the effect of an accident on the human body. The model is provided with a skeleton. In the area of the thorax, the skeleton is formed by a plurality of spring rib members that simulate human ribs. Each of the spring rib members is equipped with sensor device which senses a force that affects each individual spring rib member.