Partitioned impact absorber made of two interfitting blocks, and a bumper beam including such an impact absorber
US6270131A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1846
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A partitioned impact absorber comprising an array of partitions extending parallel to a given impact direction. The absorber is constituted by at least two mutually-engageable blocks, each block having partitions, the partitions of each block interfitting between the partitions of the other block so as to build up the array of partitions of the absorber.
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