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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:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Yves Heranney, Montbeliard, FR;
Faurecia Industries, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Device for absorbing impact energy for a door of a motor vehicle, the door being in the form of a hollow box in which is arranged a glass panel ( ) capable of sliding between a lowered position and a raised position, the absorbing device ( ) being arranged in a lower region of the box and comprising two shock-absorbing blocks ( ) defining a passageway for the glass panel ( ) therebetween. The device comprises movable members ( ) for mechanical connection which are arranged between the shock-absorbing blocks ( ), the members ( ) each assuming an active position, in the absence of the glass panel, in which they ensure mechanical continuity between the blocks ( ) and constitute a supplementary component for absorbing impact energy, and moving out of the way to assume an inactive position when the glass panel passes through.
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