发明名称 |
Vehicle greenhouse support assembly and associated method |
摘要 |
A vehicle greenhouse support assembly has an elongated substantially rigid beam, a deformable sheet covering at least a portion of the beam adapted to face the interior of the vehicle with the deformable sheet having a plurality of protrusions. An overlying trim element covers at least a portion of the deformable sheet. The protrusions preferably cover about 30 to 60 percent of the sheet and the sheet is preferably an aluminum sheet having a thickness of about 0.01 inch to 0.02 inch. Impact between the support assembly and a passenger will cause deformation and/or tearing of the deformable sheet and absorption of at least a portion of the energy impact, thereby minimizing the likelihood of a vehicle occupant suffering a serious injury. An associated method is provided.
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申请公布号 |
US6012764(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.01.11 |
申请号 |
US19970872915 |
申请日期 |
1997.06.11 |
申请人 |
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA |
发明人 |
SEKSARIA, DINESH C.;MYERS, TIMOTHY D. |
分类号 |
B60R21/04;B62D25/04;B62D25/06;(IPC1-7):B60J7/00 |
主分类号 |
B60R21/04 |
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