Shock absorbing system applicable to the bumper of a vehicle
US8857584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/262
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shock absorbing system applicable to the bumper of a vehicle including a shock absorber with a deformable tube and a retaining device of the absorber including a mechanism susceptible to adopting at least one blocking position and one releasing position in which it prevents and allows, respectively, the displacement of a retaining portion of the absorber in an axial direction. The mechanism includes two rotating retaining connecting rods in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the deformable tube, linked to one another such that the rotation of any one of the connecting rods is transmitted to the other to achieve a similar movement but in the opposite direction; and an electromechanical transducer to displace the mechanism from the blocking position to the releasing position.
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