# US 2014/0190279 A1 · Shoulder and upper arm assembly for crash test dummy

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- Number: US 2014/0190279 A1
- Document ID: US20140190279A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/147,820
- Filed: 2014-01-06
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07
- Assignees: Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.
- Applicants: Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.
- Inventors: Bernard Been; Mark Burleigh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190279A1

## CPC

- G09B 23/32: with moving parts
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)

## Abstract

A shoulder and upper arm assembly for a crash test dummy includes a shoulder assembly having a spring housing and a shoulder pivot member pivotally connected to the spring housing. The shoulder assembly includes a spring element disposed in the spring housing and an adjustable member to adjust the friction of the spring element. An upper arm assembly includes a bone assembly having one end connected to the shoulder assembly and another end for connection to a lower arm assembly. The bone assembly includes a bone member made of metal and a load cell connected to the bone member to measure a load on the bone member.

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An upper arm assembly for a crash test dummy comprising:
a bone assembly having one end for connection to a shoulder assembly and another end for connection to a lower arm assembly;
said bone assembly including a bone member extending axially and being made of metal; and
a load cell connected to said bone member to measure a load on said bone member.

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A crash test dummy comprising:
a body;
a spine assembly operatively attached to said body;
a shoulder assembly operatively attached to said spine assembly; and
an upper arm assembly operatively attached to said shoulder assembly and comprising a bone assembly having one end connected to said shoulder assembly and another end for connection to a lower arm assembly, said bone assembly including a bone member extending axially and being made of metal, and a load cell connected to said bone member to measure a load on said bone member.