Vehicle deflection system for impact events
US9415735B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/34
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, a bumper, and a crush can that secures the bumper to the frame. The crush can includes a plurality of cells that are arranged in a fanned configuration relative to the frame such that walls of the cells deform during offset impact events to deflect objects away from the frame.
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