Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – With distinct wind deflector
Patent
1993-07-16
1994-09-13
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
With distinct wind deflector
296 76, B62D 3500
Patent
active
053462742
ABSTRACT:
A spoiler to rear deck lid assembly that absorbs energy from a rear impact while maintaining the connection of the spoiler to the rear deck lid of a vehicle. The spoiler utilizes rigid fasteners to connect the front portion of the spoiler to the rear deck lid and sliding fasteners to connect the rear portion of the spoiler to the rear deck lid. The rear deck lid also has a structurally weakened portion in the rear centermost portion of the spoiler so as to deform and absorb energy upon an initial impact of a rearward impact. The rear deck lid also has a structurally weakened portion between the rigid fasteners and the sliding fasteners so that the rear deck lid buckles upward from the rearward impact, thus absorbing energy and aiding in disconnecting the rigid fasteners from the rear deck lid.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4480869 (1984-11-01), Splithoff
patent: 4558898 (1985-12-01), Deaver
Mueller Ronald A.
Syamal Pradip K.
General Motors Corporation
Moore Todd L.
Pedder Dennis H.
Sedlar Jeffrey A.
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