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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Reginaldo Alves de Almeida, Foster City, CA (US);
Alexandre Nunes, San Carlos, CA (US);
Fabricio Cesar Oda, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 19/40 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 19/40 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active buckling system for a vehicle including a force generator. The active buckling system includes the force generator that at least partially weakens a frame associated with the vehicle. The active buckling system may induce a buckling of the frame during a collision. The active buckling system may further reduce a longitudinal frame compression distance between a front of the vehicle and a cabin, associated with absorbing an impact from the collision, at least in part due to the inducing of the buckling of the frame.