Chrysler Corporation

Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Gregory A Beecher

Pratap Atchutha Naick

Harjeet Gill

Dennis F Stedman

Troy M Cornell

William Mar

Mark W Crossman

Erin Marie Shipp

Ronald Scott Kemp

Sukhbir S Bilkhu

Mark J Kirschmann

Gerald F Burke

Stephen P Gierak

Gary Bityk

Michael Okuniewicz

Madhu Koka

Harry Gu

Kenneth J Haller

Manfred Staisch

Adrian L Ashcroft

Dave Cottrell

Larry Ososki

Norman Hartmann

A bumper beam for an automobile is disclosed, which has a first set of surfaces and a second set of surfaces. The first set of surfaces is inclined at a pre-defined angle with respect to a pre-defined plane. A plurality of slots is provided on the second set of surfaces of the bumper beam, which facilitates the bumper beam to crush during an impact.

Bumper beam for automobile

A method and apparatus for absorbing energy during a frontal collision of a vehicle, through the use of a front frame structure having main frame rails that include several deformable and non-deformable sections which are connected by selectively crushable junctures that are configured to predispose one or more of the junctures and sections to pivot selectively outward, rearward and upward, in a predetermined manner, during the collision. The front frame structure also includes an engine cradle, attached below the main frame rails, and having a pair of side rails that include forward and rear crushable junctures joined by non-deformable intermediate sections, with the crushable junctures of the main frame rails and engine cradle side rails being configured to predispose the intermediate sections of the engine cradle side rails to move downward and rearward during the collision.

Energy absorbing front frame structure for a vehicle

A method and apparatus for mounting an article such as a child seat tether to a vehicle floor comprising a mounting bar, first and second mounting brackets connected to the mounting bar, the brackets capable of connecting to preexisting seat attachment points of a vehicle floor, a plurality of tether attachment points on the mounting bar, and a mounting bar attachable to any of the attachment points.

Method and apparatus for mounting articles to a vehicle floor

An energy absorbing device for materially reducing steering column motion resulting from passenger compartment intrusion in an automotive vehicle when the powertrain impacts rearward vehicle portions in a frontal collision. The energy absorbing device comprises a bracket in the form of a generally box-shaped frame having side panels and a top panel. The side panels and top panel have openings defining upper and lower struts. The struts are made of a relatively stiff, bendable, flexible material capable of controlled deformation when the powertrain impacts-the rearward vehicle portions in a frontal collision.

Energy absorbing device for steering column

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Madison Heights, MI, United States of America

Gregory A Beecher