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Shock absorbing box

US7344008B1 · kind B1 · utility

19Cited by
17References
22Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 2000
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R19/34
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Shock absorbing rectangular boxes (16, 17) are mounted between each one of two structural side beams (14, 15) of a vehicle and a bumper beam (11). The boxes are deep drawn from a steel sheet, and their sidewalls have deformation guides (35) so that the boxes are deformable in a controlled manner during a crash of the vehicle.

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