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Patent No.:

US 12679296 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2022

Shock absorbing device and vehicle

Applicant:

Nifco Inc., Yokosuka, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuhiro Watanabe, Yokosuka, JP;

Shigeki Sakamoto, Yokosuka, JP;

Assignee:

NIFCO INC., Yokosuka, JP;

Attorney:

HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gregory A Blankenship

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B60R 19/32 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); F16F 15/04 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B60R 19/24 (2013.01); B60R 19/32 (2013.01); F16F 7/12 (2013.01); F16F 15/04 (2013.01);

Abstract

A shock absorbing device according to one embodiment includes an elastic member and an attenuation device. The elastic member is compressed by a force transmitted from the exterior of a vehicle through a front grill which is a vehicle exterior component, and returns the front grill to the vehicle exterior by means of the restoration force against the compression. The attenuation device attenuates the speed of the front grill when the front grill is being returned by the restoration force of the elastic member.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Watanabe, Yasuhiro. (2026). Shock absorbing device and vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12679296). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12679296

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