Title:
CRUSH BOX FOR VEHICLE IMPACT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017197180
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crush box which can consistently deform in a vehicle collision.SOLUTION: A crush box 102 includes a first sidewall 210a that is coupled to a vehicle 100 and a second sidewall 210b that is coupled to the vehicle. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are similarly pre-bent portions that cause the first sidewall and the second sidewall to bend outward upon receipt of a force. The first sidewall and the second sidewall include a plurality of tabs 216a-216h that couple the first sidewall and the second sidewall to a top wall 212 that bends inward upon receipt of the force.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Inventors:
WILLIAM F GRAVES
RYAN A MIKOLAIZIK
TYLER E SCHNUG
MARK D CLAUSER
RYAN A MIKOLAIZIK
TYLER E SCHNUG
MARK D CLAUSER
Application Number:
JP2017085095A
Publication Date:
November 02, 2017
Filing Date:
April 24, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA
International Classes:
B60R19/34; B62D21/15; F16F7/00; F16F7/12
Domestic Patent References:
JP2008222097A | 2008-09-25 | |||
JP2012126217A | 2012-07-05 | |||
JPH08276804A | 1996-10-22 |
Foreign References:
US20050211520A1 | 2005-09-29 | |||
WO2005095160A2 | 2005-10-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tone Yuuki
Yuichi Morimoto
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Koichi Ito
Jun Tsuruta
Tone Yuuki
Yuichi Morimoto
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Koichi Ito