- 专利标题: Energy absorbing assembly utilizing reversibly expandable mechanical structures for impact management and methods for operating the same
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申请号: US10918740申请日: 2004-08-13
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公开(公告)号: US07108316B2公开(公告)日: 2006-09-19
- 发明人: William Barvosa-Carter , Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne , Geoffrey P. Mc Knight , Cameron Massey
- 申请人: William Barvosa-Carter , Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne , Geoffrey P. Mc Knight , Cameron Massey
- 申请人地址: US MI Detroit
- 专利权人: General Motors Corporation
- 当前专利权人: General Motors Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US MI Detroit
- 代理商 Kathryn A. Marra
- 主分类号: B60R21/04
- IPC分类号: B60R21/04
摘要:
Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assemblies for impact management generally include a translatable first element, a rigid support structure and a second element having one end fixedly attached to the rigid support structure and an other end fixedly attached to the translatable first element. The second elements are adapted to plastically deform along a predefined buckling path. The predefined buckling path may be uni-modal or multi-modal depending on the desired application and/or impact conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods for operating the energy absorbing assemblies.