Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Seats with body modifications
Patent
1978-04-03
1980-11-04
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Seats with body modifications
293128, B60N 100
Patent
active
042316073
ABSTRACT:
A system for protecting motor vehicle occupants against injury in side collisions comprises first reinforcing members arranged between the exterior and interior panels of the vehicle body sides and/or doors and second reinforcing members incorporated in the vehicle seats, the members extending transversely to the vehicle and disposed to transmit, after a certain deformation of a press-loaded body side or door, the load to the floor of the vehicle and to the opposite body side or door. The first reinforcing members are made as essentially plastically deformable, energy absorbing members extending transversely over at least the greater part of the space between the exterior and interior panels of the body sides and/or doors and which vertically cover an area level with the bumpers of the vehicle. The second reinforcing members comprise members which take up pressing loads, are incorporated in the seat cushion support level with the first reinforcing members and have outer end surfaces located adjacent to or at an insignificant distance from the interior panels of the body sides and/or doors.
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patent: 2903042 (1959-09-01), Thornburg
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patent: 4017117 (1977-04-01), Eggert, Jr.
AB Volvo
Mar Michael
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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