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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Gollungberg, Sk{umlaut over (a)}rhamn, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, , SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/956 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/956 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is dislosed for protecting vehicles including a crossbeam and a console mounting the crossbeam to the frame of the vehicle at a location which corresponds to the expected point of impact of a force generated by a collision, the console including an upper portion connected to the frame and comprising a hardened portion thereof, a lower portion comprising a non-hardened portion of the console, and a boundary area between these upper and lower portions comprising a weakened area of the console whereby upon impact the console is adapted to pivot about the weakened area for deformation of the console thereabout.