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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Zf Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o., Czechowice-Dziedzice, PL;
Artur Wojtalik, Katowice, PL;
Pawel Ponikiewski, Pewel Mala, PL;
Dawid Klimek, Zywiec, PL;
Lukasz Dudzic, Tychy, PL;
Abstract
A method for optimising an energy-absorbing strap includes the steps of: (1) producing a single metal sheet, including a first connecting portion, for connecting to one of a support bracket and a fixed part of a vehicle, and a second connecting portion, for connecting to the other of the support bracket and the fixed part of the vehicle; and (2) producing a weakening in the single metal sheet to separate the first connecting portion from a tearable portion; bending a portion of the single metal sheet to produce a bent portion that interconnects the second connecting portion and the tearable portion, the second portion being bent back around in relation to the tearable portion; wherein the steps are selected to produce a desired energy-absorbance profile.