Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1990-05-25
1991-10-01
Marmor, Charles A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
188371, 74492, B62D 119
Patent
active
050527169
ABSTRACT:
A shock-absorbing steering column apparatus has energy-absorbing members fixedly connected one end to the mounting plates of a column bracket and releasably connected at the other end to corresponding bolts. Each energy-absorbing member is provided with a first U-shaped folded portion in the middle, and an end of the energy-absorbing member is folded by 180.degree. in a direction opposite to the first folded portion to form a second folded portion with a radius of curvature substantially smaller than that of the first folded portion each energy-absorbing member is further provided, at an end closer to the first folded portion than to the second one, with an integral flat plate portion having opposite lateral parts folded toward the first folded portion to form a pair of folded edges which are joined to the surface of the corrresponding mounting plate, so that the first folded portion of the energy-absorbing member is supported between the mounting plate and the flat plate portion.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3944244 (1976-03-01), Albrecht
Marmor Charles A.
Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
Tyson Karin
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