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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2019
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Mark Christian Allbee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mark Alan Bates, Kenilworth, GB;
Ramanjaneya Reddy Butukuri, Union City, CA (US);
Kevin Hothem, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marcos Puerta Terron, Cheltenham, GB;
Vishveshwar Ramanathan Subramanian, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Andrew Stoddart, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
An impact energy management system for a vehicle includes an impact energy absorbing structure to absorb energy from an impact with an external object, and an energy management structure to manage energy from an impact with an internal displaceable object (e.g., a motor or steering rack) with one or more protected objects (e.g., a passenger compartment or battery). The energy management structure may include one or more swingarms or other members configured to protect the protected object from impact by directing the displaceable object down and/or away from the protected object during a collision.