The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Kouichi Tsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Isuzu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When an external force acts on a front side of a cab 10 at the time of a car collision or the like, the front side of the cab is deformed, so that a passenger space 15 is reduced from a value C to a value d. On the other hand, a power plant 3 advances because of an inertia force, and an oil pan 2 of the power plant 3 is brought into striking engagement with a suspension cross member 1, and therefore is prevented from further advancing. The value of the distance b between the power plant 3 and a rising portion 16 of a floor panel 14, as well as the value of the distance a between the suspension cross member 1 and the oil pan 2, is suitably determined, and also deforming properties of deformable members of the oil pan 2 are suitably determined. By doing so, the reduction or deformation of the passenger space 15 from the power plant side is prevented, thereby securing the safety of the passengers.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile