Vehicle safety system

Details Vehicle safety system Vehicle safety system

1993-08-31

1995-04-25

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

180271, 296189, B62D 722

Patent

active

054092620

ABSTRACT:
A safety system is provided which allows a vehicle to collapse upon impact, thus absorbing energy. The vehicle includes a front frame and a rear frame, which are slidably engageable with one another. Upon impact, the front and rear frames translate, thus compressing the overall length of the vehicle. Energy reducing mechanisms connected to the front and rear frames, and the vehicle chassis, absorb the impact energy. A seat tilting mechanism is connected to the rear frame, which allows the passenger seat to tilt rearwardly upon impact. A bag below the bottom seat cushions is inflatable, and thus provides a barrier to impact. The vehicle drive shaft is collapsible and thus does not hinder the translation of the front and rear frames. A hood deflector is actuated upon impact, and deflects the hood upward, acting as an additional barrier against objects entering the passenger compartment.

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