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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:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre-Henri Guardiola, Chatenois Les Forges, FR;
Van-Tha Iv, Cravanche, FR;
Albert Metzger, Hartmannswiller, FR;
Louis-Marie Cleon, Paris La Defense, FR;
Marwan Dannawi, Nantes, FR;
Assignee:
Gec Alsthom Transport Sa, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ; B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188377 ; 105416 ; 296189 ; 293132 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an impact-absorber device comprising at least one mechanical member absorbing by deformation the energy generated by an impact in a given direction, wherein said member is made from thin plate, having a cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the direction of impact in the shape of at least two triangles each having a common vertex. Applications to rail vehicles, for example.