Systems for increasing airflow past a vehicle energy absorber
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShawn Roberts, David N. Evans, Robert Cooper, Yan Liu, Brandon Hanna, Troy Grantham, Mingher Fred Shen
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Abstract
Systems and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle collision energy absorption with increased airflow towards an engine compartment of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system includes a front energy absorber with a first top surface having an angle and a rear energy absorber with a second top surface that is curved. The rear energy absorber is separated from the front energy absorber by a gap and a plane of the first top surface is tangential to the second top surface.
Claims10
A vehicle energy absorption system, comprising:
- a front energy absorber with a first top surface having an angle;
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- a rear energy absorber with a second top surface that is curved, the rear energy absorber is separated from the front energy absorber by a gap and a plane of the first top surface is tangential to the second top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.