Vehicle with crash impact absorbing arrangement
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorSatbir SOHAL
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AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorSatbir SOHAL
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A vehicle includes a crash impact absorbing arrangement including a front structure having a lower portion attached to the frame and an upper portion arranged between the cabin and the front end of the vehicle. The front structure is configured to collapse towards a rear end of the vehicle when a force directed towards the rear end of the vehicle acting on the upper portion of the front structure reaches a threshold force. A rear structure having a lower portion attached to the frame and an upper portion, the rear structure being configured to withstand a force directed towards the rear end of the vehicle acting on the upper portion of the rear structure exceeding the threshold force. At least one deformable energy absorbing structure is arranged between the upper portion of the front structure and the upper portion of the rear structure.
A heavy-duty vehicle comprising a frame;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.