Energy absorbing vehicle door with guard beam load distributor

Details Energy absorbing vehicle door with guard beam load distributor Energy absorbing vehicle door with guard beam load distributor

1996-04-29

1996-11-12

Hoge, Gary C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Body shell

296189, 2961466, B60J 504

Patent

active

055732984

ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle occupant compartment is bounded by an energy absorbing vehicle door comprising an outer panel, an inner panel joined to the outer panel and defining a space therebetween, a guard beam mounted longitudinally in the space, a trim panel mounted on an occupant compartment side of the inner panel and having a plurality of energy absorbing bolsters attached thereto generally laterally adjacent the guard beam, and load distribution means mounted in the space laterally between the guard beam and the energy absorbing bolsters for distributing a load imparted to the guard beam evenly across the energy absorbing bolsters so as to preserve the energy absorption bolsters in a substantially undeformed state prior to occupant contact with the door during a side impact type collision.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4272103 (1981-06-01), Schmid et al.
patent: 4783114 (1988-11-01), Welch
patent: 5048234 (1991-09-01), Lau et al.
patent: 5306066 (1994-04-01), Saathoff
patent: 5395135 (1995-03-01), Lim et al.

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