Tapered Crush Can
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsUmran Ashraf, John Michael Colt, Cory Denis Borghi
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Abstract
Crush cans for motor vehicles are provided herein. An example crush can includes a first open end, a second open end, and a longitudinal axis running from the first open end to the second open end. The crush can further includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The top wall and the bottom wall taper from the second open end towards the first open end. The crush can uniformly collapses when under compressive forces along the longitudinal axis.
Claims20
A crush can for a vehicle underbody comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a top wall and a bottom wall, the top wall and the bottom wall tapering from the second end towards the first end;
- and
- a first side wall and a second side wall, the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall each having a flat surface.
A crush can for a vehicle underbody comprising:
- a body having a first open end, a second open end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal axis running from the first open end to the second open end;
- a first state;
- and
- a second state after the crush can uniformly collapses when under one or more compressive forces along the longitudinal axis greater than a predetermined threshold force.
A motor vehicle underbody comprising:
- a front bumper;
- at least one frame rail;
- and
- at least one crush can coupled to the front bumper and the at least one frame rail, the crush can comprising:
- a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis running from the first end to the second end;
- a top wall and a bottom wall, the top wall and the bottom wall tapering from the second end towards the first end;
- and
- a first side wall and a second side wall, the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall each having a flat surface,
- wherein the crush can uniformly collapses when compressed by one or more forces along the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.