Vehicle fenders – Buffer or bumper type – Having fluid means within impact means to absorb energy
Patent
1998-07-23
2000-12-26
Pedder, Dennis H.
Vehicle fenders
Buffer or bumper type
Having fluid means within impact means to absorb energy
B60R 1922
Patent
active
061647098
ABSTRACT:
An improved energy management device comprises a substrate body and at least one permeable insert sheet disposed in the substrate body. The shape and orientation of the sheet may be varied. In the various embodiments, the insert sheet has a wall substantially transverse to the energy absorbing surface of the energy management device. The substrate body and the at least one energy absorbing insert sheet are engaged with respect to one another. This may be achieved by having at least a portion of the substrate body disposed in the permeable portion of the insert sheet thereby "locking" in place the insert sheet. It has been discovered that such a combination of a substrate body and an insert sheet surprisingly and unexpected results in improved energy management properties when compared to the independent energy management properties of the substrate body and the insert sheet. The energy management device is useful, for example, in the construction of a vehicular bumper.
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Cicone Michael J.
Kuczynski Edward T.
Pedder Dennis H.
Woodbridge Foam Corporation
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