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- Patent Title: Pyrotechnic triggering of thermally activated shape memory materials for selectively changing a structural and/or mechanical property of a vehicle member
- Patent Title (中): 烟火触发热激活形状记忆材料，用于选择性地改变车辆构件的结构和/或机械性能
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Application No.: US11346949Application Date: 2006-02-03
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Publication No.: US08104793B2Publication Date: 2012-01-31
- Inventor: Alan L. Browne , Kenneth A. Strom , Nilesh D. Mankame , Mark A. Kramarczyk
- Applicant: Alan L. Browne , Kenneth A. Strom , Nilesh D. Mankame , Mark A. Kramarczyk
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Main IPC: B60R21/04
- IPC: B60R21/04 ; B60R21/055
Abstract:
A vehicle member generally comprises a thermally activated shape memory material in operative communication with a pyrotechnic device. The pyrotechnic device is effective to thermally change a dimension, a shape, an orientation change, an elastic modulus property change or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing properties of the shape memory material, which results in a structural and/or mechanical change to the vehicle member.
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