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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Holger M Thum, Braunschweig, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188371 ; 188377 ; 280777 ; 296188 ; 296189 ;
Abstract
A deformation structure includes a hollow member and a tapered deformation member having a smaller diameter than the hollow member and arranged to be inverted into the hollow member in response to an applied force. The hollow member has a pleat-denting response to higher applied forces so that the pleat engages the surface of the inverted deformation member within the hollow member.