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US 8,201,671 B2Granted
Impact absorption plate and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorMin Ho Cho
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Abstract
An impact absorption plate for absorbing impact in the event of a vehicle crash and a method of manufacturing the impact absorption plate includes a base plate and a plurality of bosses. The base plate has on an upper surface thereof a patterned rib unit. Each boss has fitting notches into which the patterned rib unit is fitted, and has the shape of a truncated cone which is open at a bottom thereof. Thus, when it is required to change the structure of the impact absorption plate, the removable bosses may be rearranged on the base plate as desired.
Claims10
An impact absorption plate for absorbing impact in a vehicle crash, comprising:
- a base plate having on an upper surface thereof a patterned rib unit;
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- wherein the patterned rib unit comprises horizontal and vertical patterned ribs and arranged to form intersections with a predetermined angle therebetween on the upper surface of the base plate,
- wherein a plurality of bosses are fitted over the patterned rib unit to absorb the impact of the vehicle crash,
- wherein the plurality of the bosses are coupled to each other via a coupling rib unit, thus constituting a single boss module, and
- wherein a rib insert hole is formed on the bosses so that the coupling rib unit and the patterned rib unit are inserted into the rib insert hole together.
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