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US 2001/0019214 A1Published application
Automotive impact energy absorbing structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorIsamu Takahara
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Abstract
An automotive impact energy absorbing structure has a structural member having an inner panel, and an interior member spaced from the inner panel by an interval extending therefrom toward the inside of a compartment. A hollow body is disposed within the interval. Impact energy applied to the hollow body from inside the compartment is absorbed by deformation of the hollow body.
Claims7
An automotive impact energy absorbing structure comprising:
- a structural member extending in an upper portion of a vehicle body in a front-and-rear direction relative to the vehicle body, the structural member including a first panel;
- an interior member spaced from the first panel by an interval extending from the first panel toward an inside of a compartment of the vehicle body, the interior member being formed so that a thickness of the interior member in a section taken on a plane perpendicular to the front-and-rear direction varies;
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- a hollow body made from metal disposed in the interval and fixed to the interior member.
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