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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, West Lafayette, IN (US);
David Restrepo, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gordon Jarrold, Chicago, IL (US);
Kristiaan Hector, Lafayette, IN (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
An energy absorbing structure includes a base, a loading platform, a pair of side supports, a center support, and a pair of flexible segments. The loading platform is spaced apart from the base. The side supports project from the base toward the loading platform. The center support projects from the loading platform toward the base. The flexible segments extend from the side supports to the center support and connect the side supports to the center support. The flexible segments have straight edges and curved surfaces disposed between the straight edges. The straight edges extend from the side supports to the center support and are oriented at an oblique angle relative to the base. Each of the curved surfaces faces one of the base and the loading platform.