Energy absorber

Details Energy absorber Energy absorber

2010-03-12

2011-11-15

Dayoan, Glenn (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C280S751000, C428S178000, C428S180000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08056962

ABSTRACT:
An energy absorber in which an energy-absorbing property in a collision can be set to a predetermined property is provided. An energy absorber (1) which is installed between an auto body panel and an interior member of an automobile, so as to absorb impact energy of a collision includes a base (2) which is fastened between the auto body panel and the interior member; and a plurality of projections (3) which projects from the base and is formed into a hollow conical shape or a hollow circular truncated cone shape, wherein the plurality of projections has different heights and different number of liner convex ribs (4), the rib projecting from an outer circumferential face of the projection and extending from a leading end of the projection to the base, the projections next to each other are not coupled via the rib, and the rib is not provided on a line connecting the centers of the projections next to each other.

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