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7610984 |
Device for increasing the degree of occupant protection in a vehicle during a side impact
A device is described for a motor vehicle for occupant protection during an energy impact acting laterally on the door area of the motor vehicle comprising a vehicle seat being located on the side...
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7607691 |
Lost core structural instrument panel
A support structure for an automotive instrument panel includes a single unitary molded article fabricated from a lost core molding process. The support structure includes integrally formed support...
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7600784 |
Occupant's leg restraint system
An occupant's leg restraint system includes an airbag to be inflated forward of legs of an occupant in a vehicle, a gas generator that generates gas to inflate the airbag, and at least one tether...
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7581751 |
Air bag device
An air bag device comprising an air bag that is disposed between an under-window panel and a lining that covers a cabin interior side thereof and deploys upward along an inside surface of the...
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7552943 |
Vehicle passenger restraining system
A vehicle passenger restraining system comprises a knee bolster, a bolster movement structure, a collision detecting section and a control section. The knee bolster is disposed in a front portion...
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7533924 |
Energy absorbing device for a vehicle seat
An energy absorbing device for reducing acceleration transmitted to a seated occupant in a vehicle as a result of a high energy impact. The device comprises a first energy absorbing mechanism...
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7513566 |
Headliner stiffener with energy absorbing mechanism
An energy absorbent and stiffening assembly for an automotive headliner. The assembly includes at least one energy absorbent cone and at least one stiffening rib joined with and extending outwardly...
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7500695 |
Shock-absorbing occupant protection
Shock-absorbing occupant protection ( 8 ) for the passenger compartment of a vehicle ( 1 ) comprising a container ( 9 ) of flexible design which is gas-filled in an original expanded rest position...
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7481457 |
Structural knee bolster
A bolster for assembly to an instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a steering column with a steering column axis and at least two energy absorbing brackets...
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7478833 |
Volume-filling mechanical structures for a bolster system
A volume-filling mechanical structure for modifying a crash includes a bolster system defined by an outer bolster and an inner bolster, a honeycomb celled material expandable from a dormant state...
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7448672 |
Shock absorbing structure for vehicle
There is provided a shock absorbing structure for a vehicle that exhibits more stable shock absorbing performance regardless of the shape of an installation space. The shock absorbing structure...
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7441806 |
Knee bolster
A vehicle knee bolster assembly including a cross member extending laterally across a vehicle and a knee bolster including a frame having a closed cross sectional configuration with a hollow...
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7425029 |
Integral cushioned trim panel for a vehicle
In one advantageous embodiment of the claimed invention, an integral cushioned trim panel ( 14 a - 14 c ) for a vehicle passenger cabin ( 10 ) is provided. The integral cushioned trim panel ( 14 a...
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7425020 |
Steering wheel suspension system
The present invention refers to a steering wheel suspension system to reduce the risk of injury to the driver in connection with a vehicle collision, wherein the system includes a steering wheel...
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7416212 |
Absorption structure of a container device for an instrument panel for absorbing energy applied from knees of an occupant
An absorption structure for absorbing energy applied from knees of an occupant includes: an energy absorbing knee protector provided substantially along a back surface of a lid outer member of a...
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7404593 |
Modular energy absorber of varying topography and method for configuring same
A modular energy absorber 10 that is tunable. It comprises one or more energy absorbing modules 12 . The energy absorbing modules have means for coordinating energy absorbing units 16 of the...
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7393013 |
Structural knee bolster
A bolster for assembly to an instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a steering column with a steering column axis and at least two energy absorbing brackets...
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7387327 |
Structure and system for occupant protection in a side impact automobile collision and methods of use thereof
A system for managing an occupant in an occupant compartment of an automotive vehicle, a structure for use in an automobile, and methods of use thereof are provided for protecting an occupant...
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7380823 |
Knee-bag and occupant leg protection apparatus
A knee-bag to be inflated in front of legs of an occupant includes a first member facing the occupant, a second member facing a side opposite to the occupant, and a tether provided in the knee-bag...
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7367587 |
Instrument panel structure for vehicles
An instrument panel construction for a vehicle capable of receiving and stopping the driver's/passenger's knee regions when a great impact acts on a vehicle to control the impact exerted on the...
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7364195 |
Rider restriction device of two-wheeled vehicle
The present invention provides a rider restricting device of a two-wheeled vehicle which is easily applicable to a small-sized vehicle and, at the same time, can absorb a frontward load and...
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7360822 |
Modular energy absorber and method for configuring same
A modular energy absorber 10 that is tunable. It comprises one or more energy absorbing modules 12 . The energy absorbing modules have means for coordinating energy absorbing units 16 of the...
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7357444 |
Tunable geometry for energy absorbing foam to lower peak load during side impact
An energy absorbing countermeasure for motor vehicle doors comprises a body having at least a first zone and a second zone. Each zone has at least one surface with recesses in the surface and...
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7354065 |
Knee bolster
A knee bolster whose load receiving parts absorb load from the knees of seated occupants of various physical sizes is provided. An upper knee bolster and a lower knee bolster are each provided with...
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7354030 |
Impact-absorbing member for vehicles
An impact-absorbing member includes tabular ribs extending in a direction orthogonal to an impact load input direction, and disposed spaced apart in the impact load input direction and parallel to...
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7350852 |
Inflatable interior panel for a vehicle
An inflatable interior panel for a passenger vehicle includes a non-inflatable section, and an inflatable section having a peripheral portion adjacent the non-inflatable section. The inflatable...
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7341277 |
Occupant safety device
An occupant safety system for a vehicle door is disclosed. The vehicle door includes a series of pads that help to absorb the force of a side impact collision. The pads cooperate to help push an...
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7331606 |
Knee bolster
The invention provides an apparatus and method for absorbing energy in response to a vehicle crash. The apparatus includes a knee bolster disposable in a vehicle for absorbing an impact from at...
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7322601 |
Resiliently compressible deployment ramp for inflatable curtain
An apparatus ( 10 ) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle ( 12 ) that has a roof ( 18 ), a side structure ( 16 ), and a trim piece ( 310 ) overlying the side structure. The apparatus ( 10 )...
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7311327 |
Occupant protection apparatus
An occupant protection apparatus has a panel which constitutes part of a passenger compartment side surface of an instrument panel and which is separatable from the instrument panel to move when at...
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7293800 |
Knee protector for vehicle
A knee protector for a vehicle, which includes: a lower bracket including a base part in which an upper end thereof is fixed to a steering member of the vehicle, and a lower deformation part flexed...
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7291378 |
Trim panel assembly having integrated energy management characteristics and method of manufacture
The present invention relates to a trim panel assembly for a vehicle having integrated energy management characteristics and method of manufacture. The trim panel assembly comprises a panel made of...
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7290787 |
Occupant knee protection device for vehicle
An occupant knee protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a knee airbag 11 disposed in front of a knee portion B 1 , B 2 of an occupant and configured to expand and deploy toward the knee...
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7264271 |
Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same
A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support...
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7240919 |
Vehicular shock absorbing body
The invention provides a vehicular shock absorbing body which absorbs a shock by a grid-like rib formed on a support plate portion and can inhibit a load point at an initial stage and a terminal...
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7210704 |
Knee bolster of vehicle
The kinetic energy of the driver's knees is properly absorbed by a plurality of simply configured shock absorbing mechanisms, contributing to a minimization of injury to the driver's knees. A knee...
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7198294 |
Motor vehicles incorporating deployable roll bar assemblies
A roll bar assembly capable of punching through a rear window ( 12 ) on deployment comprises a deployable u-shaped roll bar ( 1 ) fitted with a pin ( 4 ) made of hard material. An item of trim ( 5...
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7156417 |
Automotive side impact protection
An automotive side impact assembly 10 is provided. The automotive side impact assembly 10 includes a door assembly 18 having a door body portion 20 and a window opening portion 22 . The...
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7150471 |
Cushioned restraint system
An occupant restraint system for protecting occupants in a compartment, such as a cab of a highway tractor or other vehicle. The system includes an interior trim panel having dual uses. The trim...
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7125045 |
Active knee bolster with adaptive force response system and method
A system for reducing the forward motion of a vehicle occupant is provided. The system includes a contact surface, a fixed energy absorption device, a deployable energy device, and an energy...
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7121611 |
Armrest structure for vehicle
A structure of an armrest protruding and extending toward a passenger from an inside wall of a vehicle compartment, comprises a trim body portion covering the inside wall, an armrest face portion...
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7108316 |
Energy absorbing assembly utilizing reversibly expandable mechanical structures for impact management and methods for operating the same
Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assemblies for impact management generally include a translatable first element, a rigid support structure and a second element having one end fixedly...
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7070205 |
Headrest of a vehicle seat with a supporting member
The headrest of an automotive vehicle seat has at least one bar ( 20 ) and one supporting member ( 26 ). Normally, the supporting member ( 26 ) is in a utilization position. When the automotive...
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7040658 |
Deployable rigid system for crash energy management
A deployable cellular structure providing impact energy absorption capability is disclosed. The structure may be packed when not in use and deployed automatically or manually to provide impact...
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7017978 |
Shock absorption pad for a vehicle
The present invention the related to a shock absorption pad for a vehicle for protecting occupant's lower legs. The shock absorption pad according to the present invention on which an occupant's...
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6991286 |
Retractor location for seat with integrated restraints for a mobile vehicle
The invention involves shifting the location of the seat belt retractor in order to reduce the thickness of the seat especially in the lower regions for a mobile vehicle seat. The seat may be used...
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6991252 |
Airbag to load plate attachment mechanism
A load distributing airbag module having an airbag, a load plate, and a fastener is disclosed. The airbag has an airbag mount and the load plate has a load plate attachment member. The fastener may...
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6976706 |
Inflatable bolster with decorative front panel and expandable metal rear panel
An inflatable bolster system is provided for supporting a body portion of a vehicle occupant such as the knees and lower body or pelvis during a collision. The inflatable bolster includes a...
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6974152 |
Vehicle occupants protection system
A vehicle occupants protection system wherein a front pillar garnish is mounted on a passenger compartment side of a front pillar which supports a roof with a predetermined amount of space being...
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6962368 |
Load distribution element for an air-bag
An air-bag is adapted to be positioned on the floor pan of a vehicle in the foot-well, to be located beneath the feet of an occupant of the vehicle. The air-bag unit is an upper cover located above...
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