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US 2014/0174842 A1Published application
Impact absorbing apparatus of vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsNam Cheol KIM, Hun Soo KIM, Jin Wook LEE, Hae Ryong KIM, Hee Chan YANG, Tae Soo JUNG, Jeong Ho LEE
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Abstract
An impact absorbing apparatus of a vehicle includes a back beam to secure an impact absorbing space while retreating rearward at the time of a collision accident with a pedestrian. This makes it possible to prevent direct contact between the back beam, which is a rigid body, and the pedestrian. Therefore, injury to the pedestrian may be significantly decreased.
Claims8
An impact absorbing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
- a moving bracket installed to be movable in a length direction of a side member in an internal space of the side member and installed so that one end thereof protruded forward of the side member is connected to a back beam;
- a rotating gear integrally coupled with one end of a gear shaft installed so that shaft-rotation is possible while penetrating through the side member;
- a gear locker installed in the side member and controlled by a controller;
- a bracket locker installed at the other ends of the moving bracket and the gear shaft so as to connect the moving bracket and the gear shaft to each other;
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- a bracket operator installed to be fixed to the side member and be connected to the moving bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.