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US 2001/0019215 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.
Claims9
An automotive impact energy absorbing structure for absorbing an impact, the automotive impact energy absorbing structure comprising:
- a structural member extending in an upper portion of a vehicle body, the structural member extending in a first lengthwise direction;
- an interior member spaced from the structural member by an interval extending from the structural member toward an inside of a compartment of the vehicle body;
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- a hollow body made from metal disposed in the interval, the hollow body defining a second lengthwise direction and being adhered to the interior member so that the hollow body in the second lengthwise direction extends in the first lengthwise direction of the structural member.
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