公开(公告)号：US11318868B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US17112358

申请日：2020-12-04

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Mark Alan Bates ,  Solomon Andrew Hafer ,  Mikael Jarsaeter ,  Markus Jost ,  David Maurice Libeaut ,  Andrew Frank Raczkowski

IPC分类号： B60N2/42 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B60N2/90 ,  B60N2/427

摘要： A side-impact crash structure for a vehicle seat may be positioned in the side wall of a passenger seat to reduce impact forces imparted to an occupant during a side collision. The side-impact crash structure for the vehicle seat may include energy absorbers positioned between the seating surface and the outer sidewall of the vehicle. The energy absorbers may be positioned to engage the shoulder and/or lower abdomen area of the passenger. The energy absorbers may be configured to absorb impact forces over a limited ride-down distance (the distance over which the deceleration occurs) to prevent injury to occupants.