Energy absorber element
US8562075B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F1/025
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An energy absorber element comprises an absorber portion having first and second distal ends and having a first elongate element and a second elongate element facing the first elongate element and connected to the second element solely at the first and second distal ends, a first anchor point secured to the first distal end of the absorber portion, and a second anchor point secured to the second distal end of the absorber portion, wherein each of the first and second elongate elements includes a succession of straight-line segments parallel to one another and at least one circularly-arcuate segment such that at least two successive straight-line segments are connected together by one of the at least one circularly-arcuate segment.
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