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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Yamagiwa, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsuda, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsunori Monden, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Nagai, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); B60R 21/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B60R 21/0428 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0414 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0435 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0442 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impact absorbing member is disposed between a roof panel and a top ceiling disposed below the roof panel. The impact absorbing member includes a base plate portion and a hollow, cone-shaped portion extending upward from the base plate portion. The cone-shaped portion has a fragile portion that facilitates vertical crush and deformation.