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US 2026/0063185 A1Published application
Energy absorption structure
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoray Benli, Yuyang Song, Umesh N. Gandhi, Shinnosuke Shimokawa
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Abstract
An energy absorption structure can include an inflatable body. The inflatable body can include a plurality of cells arranged in a Miura-Ori pattern. Each of the plurality of cells can include one or more fluid channels.
Claims23
An energy absorption structure comprising:
- an inflatable body including a plurality of cells arranged in a Miura-Ori pattern, each of the plurality of cells including one or more fluid channels.
A system comprising:
- an energy absorption structure having an inflatable body including a plurality of cells arranged in a Miura-Ori pattern, each of the plurality of cells including one or more fluid channels;
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- one or more processors operatively connected to cause the energy absorption structure to be inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.