Energy absorption system and device
AssigneeSt Engineering Land Systems Ltd
InventorsJunlin Huang, Chen Nam Sim
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Abstract
There is disclosed an energy absorption device comprising a plurality of pillars mountable to a ceiling of a hull, each pillar having a fixed portion and a movable portion, the movable portion slidable relative to the fixed portion; a deformable material disposed between the fixed portion and movable portion such that the deformable material resist the sliding movement of the movable portion in one direction; the deformable material further adapted to permanently deform when a blast energy is directed towards the ceiling; and a seat assembly attached to the movable portion, the seat assembly adapted for an occupant.
Claims19
An energy absorption device comprising
- a plurality of pillars mountable to a ceiling of a hull, each pillar having a fixed portion and a movable portion, the movable portion housed within the fixed portion and slidable relative to the fixed portion;
- a deformable material housed within each pillar, the deformable material disposed between the fixed portion and movable portion such that the deformable material resist the sliding movement of the movable portion in one direction when no blast energy is present;
- the deformable material further adapted to permanently deform when a blast energy directed towards the ceiling is present;
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- a seat assembly attached to the movable portion of each pillar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.