Impact energy absorbing structure in upper vehicle body portion and impact energy absorbing member
CA 2269694 C · Owner: Kato, Katsumi · Inventors: Takahara, Isamu; Kato, Katsumi
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An impact absorbing member is provided that can absorb impact energy in an upper vehicle body portion. The member may be provided in n interval between a vehicle body structural member and an interior trim spaced from the structural member. The energy absorbing member is a hybrid pipe having a metal foil core member and sheets laminated on opposite surfaces of the core member each sheet being formed from a material other than metal. The core member and the sheets on the opposite surfaces of the core member are shaped so that the hybrid pipe has protruded portions and recessed portions that are contiguous in a direction of an axis of the hybrid pipe. Various configurations are provided to …
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- Filed April 22, 1999 and granted April 1, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 22, 2019.
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