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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2020
Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Zhenwen J. Wang, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Joseph P. McInnis, New Hudson, MI (US);
Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A neck assembly for an anthropomorphic test device includes a plurality of vertebra discs, a joint element disposed between each pair of vertebra discs, and a torsion assembly coupled to one vertebra disc to allow rotation about an axis of the vertebra discs to simulate torsion response of a human neck during an impact condition. The torsion assembly includes a neck interface plate mounted to an uppermost one vertebra disc with the plate having a plurality of spaced torsion stops. The torsion assembly also includes an upper member coupled to the plate and a resilient member having a plurality of projections positioned between the upper member and plate, with the resilient member engaging the upper member for at least partial concurrent movement during the rotation of the upper member relative to the plate wherein the projections bend in a direction responsive to a direction of rotation of the upper member.