Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1988-08-03
1989-06-13
Marmor, Charles A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280779, 74492, 188372, B62D 118
Patent
active
048385760
ABSTRACT:
An impact energy absorbing mechanism for a steering device of a motor vehicle includes guides each having a generally U-shaped guide surface. Each guide is mounted to a steering column which is movable in the axial direction when the operator's body is thrown out onto a steering wheel due a collision of the vehicle. A retaining portion is provided integrally with the guide and at a predetermined distance from the guide surface. An absorbing plate is fixed at one end to the vehicle body and left free at the other end. The free end of the absorbing plate is inserted and retained in a gap defined between the guide surface and retaining portion of the guide, so that the absorbing plate is held in a generally U-shaped bent position along the guide surface. When the guide is moved together with the steering column, the bent portion of the absorbing plate is sequentially shifted while maintaining the shape which is defined by the guide, thereby absorbing impact energy.
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patent: 4102217 (1978-07-01), Yamamato et al.
patent: 4630716 (1986-12-01), Faust
Hamasaki Yoshito
Iwasaki Akira
Sue Hiroaki
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Johnson Brian L.
Marmor Charles A.
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