Stiffening system for structural member of motor vehicle frame
CA 2196955 A1 · Owner: Smith, Bradley Walter · Inventors: Smith, Bradley Walter
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A collision- or rapid deceleration-initiated stiffening system for a structural member of a motor vehicle frame. The system includes a structural member that defines a hollow substantially gas-tight interior. The system also includes an inflator for pressurizing the interior of the structural member to increase the stiffness and the axial or buckle strength of the structural member upon collision or rapid deceleration of the motor vehicle. The inflator may produce inflation gas for pressurizing the structural member from different sources including the burning of solid pyrotechnic gas generant or the release of a stored gas for example. In addition, the inflator may be initiated by …
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- Filed February 6, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 6, 2017.
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