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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 30, 2001
Hans von Holst, Djursholm, SE;
Carl-Axel Höjer, Kungälv, SE;
Peter Halldin, Stockholm, SE;
Camilla Palmerz, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Volvo Personvagnar AB, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
Method and device for protecting a person ( ) traveling in a vehicle ( ) by applying a protective arrangement the inside of the roof ( ) of the vehicle ( ). The inside of the roof ( ) is equipped with an inner roof structure ( ) in a place where the head ( ) of the person ( ) traveling in the vehicle is expected to make an impact in the event of an accident. The inner roof structure ( ) is designed to guide the head ( ) so that a flexion of the neck ( ) of the person ( ) traveling in the vehicle is initiated essentially simultaneously with the impact between the head ( ) and the inside of the roof ( ) during the accident. The device gives an improved protection of a person traveling in a vehicle ( ), especially against head and neck injuries that occur when a person's head hits the inside of the roof ( ) of the vehicle ( ).