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US 7,610,821 B2Granted
Side impact dynamic intrusion simulator
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorReinhold S. Klein
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Abstract
A side impact simulator includes a primary sled connected to an actuator. A platform for supporting a vehicle seat and crash test dummy is slidably supported on the primary sled. A support is mounted to the platform, with a plurality of thrust rods slidably mounted therein. The primary sled includes a strike plate for striking an end of the thrust rods.
Claims17
A vehicle impact simulator comprising:
- a primary sled including a strike plate;
- a platform movably supported on the primary sled for supporting a crash test dummy;
- a support fixed to the platform;
- and
- a plurality of thrust rods slidably supported by the support such that each thrust rod can be contacted by the strike plate.
2 more elements
A vehicle impact simulator comprising:
- a primary sled including a strike plate;
- a platform movably supported on the primary sled for supporting a crash test dummy;
- a crushable member between the primary sled and the platform;
- a support fixed to the platform;
- and
- a plurality of thrust rods slidably supported by the support such that each thrust rod can be contacted by the strike plate.
3 more elements
A vehicle impact simulator comprising:
- a primary sled including a strike plate;
- a platform movably supported on the primary sled for supporting a crash test dummy;
- a support fixed to the platform;
- a plurality of thrust rods slidably supported by the support such that each htrust rod can be contacted by the strike plate;
- and
- an actuator for moving the primary slide such that the inertia of the platform causes the at least one thrust rod to strike the strike plate.
3 more elements
A method for simulating a vehicle impact including the steps of:
- a) mounting a plurality of thrust rods slidably to a support, each of the thrust rods having a first end mounted to a trim plate and an opposite second end;
- and
- b) contacting the second ends of the plurality of thrust rods in order to move the trim plates to simulate the vehicle impact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.