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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Mark Alan Bates, Kenilworth, GB;
Solomon Andrew Hafer, Reno, NV (US);
Mikael Jarsaeter, Burlingame, CA (US);
Markus Jost, San Mateo, CA (US);
David Maurice Libeaut, Bidford-on-Avon, GB;
Andrew Frank Raczkowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A side-impact crash structure for a vehicle seat may be positioned in the side wall of a passenger seat to reduce impact forces imparted to an occupant during a side collision. The side-impact crash structure for the vehicle seat may include energy absorbers positioned between the seating surface and the outer sidewall of the vehicle. The energy absorbers may be positioned to engage the shoulder and/or lower abdomen area of the passenger. The energy absorbers may be configured to absorb impact forces over a limited ride-down distance (the distance over which the deceleration occurs) to prevent injury to occupants.