Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1996-09-23
1999-03-23
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
280784, B62D 2115
Patent
active
058849637
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle structure is provided for absorbing energy caused by a front end collision. An energy dissipating bracket is mounted to the torque box and engages a wedge member which is attached to a front suspension cross member. Rearward movement of the front suspension cross member relative to the vehicle passenger compartment causes engagement of the wedge member with the energy dissipating bracket. The energy dissipating bracket absorbs the energy from the cross member and deflects the cross member downward underneath the passenger compartment.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2860720 (1958-11-01), Huff et al.
patent: 3689104 (1972-09-01), Graham
patent: 3860284 (1975-01-01), Lichtig
patent: 3904237 (1975-09-01), Barenyi et al.
patent: 3940176 (1976-02-01), Ito et al.
patent: 4781398 (1988-11-01), Uebelstadt et al.
patent: 4789199 (1988-12-01), Komatsu
patent: 4804222 (1989-02-01), Sakiyama et al.
patent: 4892350 (1990-01-01), Kijima
patent: 5251932 (1993-10-01), Ide
patent: 5308115 (1994-05-01), Ruehl et al.
patent: 5381871 (1995-01-01), Ohta
patent: 5454453 (1995-10-01), Meyer et al.
patent: 5605353 (1997-02-01), Moss et al.
patent: 5681057 (1997-10-01), Whirley et al.
Chapp, Jr. James
Esposito Scott A.
Tsai Michael H.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Fuller III Roland A.
Pape Joseph D.
LandOfFree
Front suspension cross-member to torque box energy management an does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Front suspension cross-member to torque box energy management an, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Front suspension cross-member to torque box energy management an will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2119169