Vehicle bumper system
    1.
    发明授权
    Vehicle bumper system 有权
    车辆保险杠系统

    公开(公告)号:US06394512B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US09737359

    申请日:2000-12-15

    IPC分类号: B60R1940

    摘要: A pedestrian protection apparatus for a truck is provided. The apparatus includes a bumper member mounted to a vehicle, a linkage, a stiffener, an extendible cross-member and an actuator. The extendible cross-member is mounted on a stiffener which in turn is mounted at each end at a first linkage and a second linkage respectively. The pedestrian protection apparatus may extend out from under the vehicle at speeds greater than a predetermined speed in order to prevent injury to a pedestrian in a collision. The linkages are disposed between the extendible cross-member and the bumper.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于卡车的行人保护装置。 该装置包括安装到车辆,连杆机构,加强件,可延伸横梁和致动器的保险杠部件。 可伸缩的横向构件安装在加强件上,加强件又分别以第一连接件和第二连接件的每一端安装。 行人保护装置可以以大于预定速度的速度从车辆下方延伸,以防止在碰撞中对行人造成伤害。 连接件设置在可延伸的横梁和缓冲器之间。

    Pedestrian protection leg spoiler
    3.
    发明授权
    Pedestrian protection leg spoiler 失效
    行人保护腿扰流板

    公开(公告)号:US06513843B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-04

    申请号:US09683834

    申请日:2002-02-21

    IPC分类号: B60R2134

    摘要: A bumper system for reducing injury to a pedestrian struck by an automotive vehicle by lessening the likelihood of pedestrian knee joint damage or underbody entrapment while minimizing the point load applied to the lower leg. The bumper assembly includes a bumper beam having a front surface, cushioning material such as energy absorbent high-density foam disposed on the front surface of the bumper beam, and a pedestrian protection leg spoiler secured to the bumper beam and extending downwardly and forwardly therefrom to position the leading edge of the leg spoiler below the cushioning material. The cushioning material absorbs energy of the initial impact with the leg in the vicinity of the knee, and the leg spoiler contacts the leg at a lower position. The leg spoiler has stiffness characteristics such that the impact load applied by the leg to the leading edge causes the leg spoiler to bend rearward in the manner of a cantilever beam. As it bends, the leg spoiler absorbs the impact load until reaching a maximum deflection, whereupon the leg spoiler sweeps the lower leg in the direction of vehicle travel to prevent pedestrian underbody entrapment. The bumper assembly further includes an aerodynamic fascia disposed in front of the leg spoiler to improve the airflow around the bumper assembly. The fascia may also cover the front of the cushioning material and may include a grille.

    摘要翻译: 一种保险杠系统,用于通过减少行人膝关节损伤或下部夹带的可能性,同时最小化施加到小腿的点载荷来减少由机动车辆撞击的行人的伤害。 保险杠组件包括具有前表面的缓冲梁,设置在保险杠梁的前表面上的能量吸收高密度泡沫的缓冲材料,以及固定到保险杠梁并从其向前并向前延伸的行人保护腿扰流板, 将腿部扰流器的前缘定位在缓冲材料的下方。 缓冲材料吸收膝盖附近的腿的初始冲击的能量,并且腿部扰流器在较低位置处接触腿部。 腿部扰流板具有刚度特性,使得由腿施加到前缘的冲击载荷使腿部扰流板以悬臂梁的方式向后弯曲。 当弯道弯曲时,腿部扰流板吸收冲击载荷直到达到最大偏转,于是腿部扰流器沿车辆行驶方向扫掠小腿,以防止行人底部夹带。 保险杠组件还包括设置在腿部扰流器前面的空气动力学仪表板,以改善保险杠组件周围的气流。 面板也可以覆盖缓冲材料的前部并且可以包括格栅。

    Pedestrian impact energy management device with seesaw elements
    4.
    发明授权
    Pedestrian impact energy management device with seesaw elements 有权
    具有跷跷板元素的行人冲击能量管理装置

    公开(公告)号:US06554332B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US10065791

    申请日:2002-11-19

    IPC分类号: B60R1902

    摘要: A pedestrian safety device for mounting to an automotive vehicle has a relatively low-resistance mechanical response when struck by an object having the approximate width of a human leg, and relatively high-resistance response when struck by an object wider than a human leg. The impact energy management device comprises a backplate attachable the vehicle and a plurality of seesaw elements attached to the backplate for pivoting movement relative to the backplate. Each element has a first and a second contact end spaced forwardly from the beam. When a narrow object like a pedestrian's leg strikes the device, only one end of each seesaw element is urged toward the backplate and the element pivots with respect to the backplate to absorb energy and offer a relatively low resistance. When a wider object strikes the device, both contact ends of a seesaw element are engaged so that the element bends toward the backplate. The strain caused by the bending offering a higher resistance to intrusion by the object.

    摘要翻译: 用于安装到机动车辆的行人安全装置当被具有大体宽度的人腿的物体撞击时具有相对低的电阻机械响应,并且当被比人腿更宽的物体撞击时具有相对高的电阻响应。 冲击能量管理装置包括可附接到车辆的背板和附接到后板的多个跷跷板元件,用于相对于背板枢转运动。 每个元件具有从梁向前间隔开的第一和第二接触端。 当像行人脚的狭窄物体撞击该装置时,每个跷跷板元件的仅一端被推向背板并且元件相对于背板枢转以吸收能量并提供相对较低的阻力。 当较宽的物体撞击该装置时,跷跷板元件的两个接触端接合,使得元件朝向背板弯曲。 由弯曲引起的应变对物体的侵入具有更高的抵抗力。

    Extruded aluminum bumper
    7.
    发明授权
    Extruded aluminum bumper 有权
    挤压铝保险杠

    公开(公告)号:US06712410B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-30

    申请号:US09682334

    申请日:2001-08-21

    IPC分类号: B60K1902

    摘要: An extruded bumper for a vehicle includes a top face, a bottom face generally opposing the top face, a front face, and a rear face generally opposing the front face. A bumper interior cavity is generally bounded by and defined between the top face, the bottom face, the front face, and the rear face. The bumper interior cavity has at least one partition located therein which is aligned in a longitudinal plane defined by a vehicle rail. The bumper can be extruded along either the x-axis or the z-axis.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的挤压式保险杠包括顶面,大体与顶面相对的底面,前表面和与前表面大致相对的后表面。 保险杠内腔通常由顶面,底面,前表面和后表面界定并限定。 保险杠内腔具有位于其中的至少一个分隔件,其在由车辆轨道限定的纵向平面中对准。 保险杠可以沿x轴或z轴挤出。

    Wiper pivot
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06568023B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-27

    申请号:US09736756

    申请日:2000-12-14

    IPC分类号: A47L100

    摘要: A crushable windshield wiper pivot is provided. The crushable wiper pivot includes a pivot base, a hollow sleeve, and a cap. The pivot base is driven by a windshield wiper motor and adaptable to reciprocate the windshield wiper arm and its components across the windshield. The pivot base is disposed partially in a vehicle cowl. The hollow sleeve includes a first end mounted on the pivot base, a middle section adaptable to crush outwardly and vertically, and a second end. The cap of the present invention is mounted on the second end of the hollow sleeve. The cap has a surface adaptable to mate with a base of a wiper arm whereby the cap is vertically displaced and the hollow sleeve crushes outwardly and vertically at the middle section when subjected to a pedestrian impact.

    Deployable hinge for pedestrian protection vehicle hood
    9.
    发明授权
    Deployable hinge for pedestrian protection vehicle hood 有权
    行人保护车用罩的可拆卸铰链

    公开(公告)号:US06415882B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-09

    申请号:US09682986

    申请日:2001-11-05

    IPC分类号: B62D2512

    摘要: A device for raising the hood of an automotive vehicle to increase the amount of space between the hood and underhood components to increase the energy absorbed by the hood during collision with a pedestrian. A pivot secured to the vehicle body structure engages a slot in a hinge secured to the hood. During normal vehicle operation, the pin is retained in a pin retention pocket at an upper end of the slot, and the slot narrows at a neck portion immediately below the pin retention pocket to prevent the hood from being lifted upwardly. A powered deployment cylinder is activated by a pedestrian impact detection system and urges the hood and the hinge upward relative to the body structure, the pivot sliding downward in the slot. The cylinder applies sufficient upward force to hood and/or hinge to force the pivot through the neck portion of the slot. When in the raised position, a larger diameter section of the pin engages the slot in an interference fit to provide resistance to movement of the hinge and hood downward toward the normal position.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于升高机动车辆的罩的装置,以增加罩和底座部件之间的空间量,以增加在与行人碰撞期间由罩吸收的能量。 固定到车身结构的枢轴接合固定到罩的铰链中的槽。 在正常车辆操作期间,销被保持在槽的上端处的销保持袋中,并且狭槽在紧靠销保持袋的正下方的颈部处变窄,以防止罩向上提起。 动力部署气缸由行人冲击检测系统启动,并且相对于身体结构向上推动罩和铰链,枢轴在槽中向下滑动。 气缸向罩和/或铰链施加足够的向上的力以迫使枢轴穿过狭槽的颈部。 当在升高位置时,销的较大直径部分以过盈配合接合槽,以提供对铰链和罩向下朝向正常位置的运动的阻力。