Pressurized air insert for side impacts
US9821852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2306/01
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a rocker elongated along an axis and defining a tubular cavity elongated along the axis. The vehicle frame assembly includes a sealed pressurized insert disposed in the cavity and elongated along the axis. The sealed pressurized insert increases the stiffness of the rocker, i.e., decreases the likelihood of deformation of the rocker during an impact of the vehicle, such as a side impact.
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