Motor vehicle energy absorbing member
US6312028A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/182
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle structural energy absorbing member (12) is light weight and is made in a manner to produce random or directionally oriented, elongated pores or voids (16) in a structural matrix (14) in a manner that permits tailoring of impact energy absorption in one or more direction(s) to provide an integral energy absorbing region.
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