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GB2308100B - A motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure therefor - Google Patents

A motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure therefor

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Publication number
GB2308100B
GB2308100B GB9525584A GB9525584A GB2308100B GB 2308100 B GB2308100 B GB 2308100B GB 9525584 A GB9525584 A GB 9525584A GB 9525584 A GB9525584 A GB 9525584A GB 2308100 B GB2308100 B GB 2308100B
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Prior art keywords
motor vehicle
energy absorbing
absorbing structure
structure therefor
therefor
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9525584A
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GB9525584D0 (en
GB2308100A (en
Inventor
Shawn Philip Chambers
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MG Rover Group Ltd
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MG Rover Group Ltd
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Priority to GB9525584A priority Critical patent/GB2308100B/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
    • B60R19/34—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/013—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
    • B60R21/0136—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to actual contact with an obstacle, e.g. to vehicle deformation, bumper displacement or bumper velocity relative to the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/1806—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing
    • B60R2019/1813—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal
    • B60R2019/182—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal of light metal, e.g. extruded

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
GB9525584A 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 A motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure therefor Expired - Fee Related GB2308100B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9525584A GB2308100B (en) 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 A motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure therefor

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GB9525584A GB2308100B (en) 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 A motor vehicle and an energy absorbing structure therefor

Publications (3)

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GB9525584D0 GB9525584D0 (en) 1996-02-14
GB2308100A GB2308100A (en) 1997-06-18
GB2308100B true GB2308100B (en) 1999-09-01

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JP3870503B2 (en) * 1997-09-01 2007-01-17 日産自動車株式会社 Automotive bumper structure
AT406893B (en) 1997-11-28 2000-10-25 Schubert Wulf Dipl Ing Dr DEVICE FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT OF TWO SEGMENTS OF A TUNNEL LINING DIVIDED IN THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION BY CONTRACTION JOINTS
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ITBO20130145A1 (en) * 2013-04-02 2014-10-03 Tiberina Solutions S R L METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF A STRUT FOR THE ABSORPTION OF IMPACT ENERGY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
DE102014104554B4 (en) * 2014-04-01 2016-03-31 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Bumper crossmember assembly for a vehicle and method of making the same
US11021122B1 (en) 2019-11-21 2021-06-01 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle crush-can assembly and crush-can assembly providing method
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Citations (4)

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US3912295A (en) * 1974-03-04 1975-10-14 Budd Co Crash energy-attenuating means for a vehicle frame construction
GB1492752A (en) * 1975-06-05 1977-11-23 Searle J One-shot energy absorbing device
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars
EP0546352A1 (en) * 1991-11-19 1993-06-16 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Front body structure

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3912295A (en) * 1974-03-04 1975-10-14 Budd Co Crash energy-attenuating means for a vehicle frame construction
GB1492752A (en) * 1975-06-05 1977-11-23 Searle J One-shot energy absorbing device
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars
EP0546352A1 (en) * 1991-11-19 1993-06-16 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Front body structure

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GB2308100A (en) 1997-06-18

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Legal Events

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
746 Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)

Effective date: 20050706

732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20091214