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Upper arm assembly for crash test dummy

US9514659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bernard Willem Been · The Hague, NL
Mark John Burleigh · Hemel Hempstead, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2014
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09B23/32
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shoulder and upper arm assembly for a crash test dummy includes a shoulder assembly having a spring housing and a shoulder pivot member pivotally connected to the spring housing. The shoulder assembly includes a spring element disposed in the spring housing and an adjustable member to adjust the friction of the spring element. An upper arm assembly includes a bone assembly having one end connected to the shoulder assembly and another end for connection to a lower arm assembly. The bone assembly includes a bone member made of metal and a load cell connected to the bone member to measure a load on the bone member.

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