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US 6,053,565 AGranted
Side impact bar assembly
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorKook Hyeon Cho
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Abstract
A side impact bar assembly has a stopper pin engaged into pores to securely hold an auxiliary bar to a side impact bar. In a side impact an impact plate is pushed, and the stopper pin is disengaged from the pores. Then, the auxiliary bar projects outwardly through the end of the side impact bar by a biasing force of a spring, and the projecting end of the auxiliary bar is inserted into a center pillar outer panel through holes.
Claims8
A side impact bar assembly comprising:
- a hollow side impact bar secured to a door inner panel;
- an auxiliary bar received in said hollow side impact bar, one end of said auxiliary bar being held in said hollow side impact bar and the other end of said auxiliary bar being inserted into a hole formed in a pillar panel, upon side impact;
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- means for biasing said auxiliary bar toward said pillar panel upon side impact.
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A side impact bar assembly comprising:
- a hollow side impact bar secured to a door inner panel;
- an auxiliary bar received in said hollow side impact bar, one end of said auxiliary bar being held in said hollow side impact bar and the other end of said auxiliary bar being inserted into a hole formed in a pillar panel upon side impact;
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- a device biasing said auxiliary bar toward said pillar panel upon side impact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.