Automotive side impact protection apparatus

Details Automotive side impact protection apparatus Automotive side impact protection apparatus

1991-06-24

1992-05-05

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Body shell

296146, 296 63, B62D 2505

Patent

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051101769

ABSTRACT:
An automotive side impact protection apparatus including a face plate formed on the inner lower portion of the door, and reinforcement structure operatively connected to the underbody and interfacing with the face plate. In one embodiment, the reinforcement structure is a cantilevered brace extending diagonally upwardly from the underbody intermediate the seat and the face plate. In another embodiment, the reinforcement structure is a reinforcement member extending laterally through the seat just inside the bottom surface thereof, with an enlarged portion formed on the outboard portion of the member adjacent the face plate, and reinforcement trusses between the member and the underbody.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4231607 (1980-11-01), Bohlin
patent: 4451078 (1984-05-01), Malda
patent: 4934751 (1990-06-01), Shimoda
patent: 5000509 (1991-03-01), Sinnhuber et al.

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