Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1997-06-11
2000-01-11
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296214, 29620301, 280751, 280748, B60J 700
Patent
active
060127643
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle greenhouse support assembly has an elongated substantially rigid beam, a deformable sheet covering at least a portion of the beam adapted to face the interior of the vehicle with the deformable sheet having a plurality of protrusions. An overlying trim element covers at least a portion of the deformable sheet. The protrusions preferably cover about 30 to 60 percent of the sheet and the sheet is preferably an aluminum sheet having a thickness of about 0.01 inch to 0.02 inch. Impact between the support assembly and a passenger will cause deformation and/or tearing of the deformable sheet and absorption of at least a portion of the energy impact, thereby minimizing the likelihood of a vehicle occupant suffering a serious injury. An associated method is provided.
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Myers Timothy D.
Seksaria Dinesh C.
Aluminum Company of America
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran
Silverman Arnold B.
Trempus Thomas R.
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