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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Val A. Bellora, Holland, MI (US);
Ryan W. Krauss, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Martin Lambrecht, Holland, MI (US);
Lambert J. Van Poolen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Paul E. Thoma, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Val A. Bellora, Holland, MI (US);
Ryan W. Krauss, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Martin Lambrecht, Holland, MI (US);
Lambert J. Van Poolen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Paul E. Thoma, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for designing an energy-absorbing impact zone for a vehicle interior, including acquiring test data representative of an occupant, determining a force versus deflection curve for the vehicle impact zone, analyzing the force versus deflection curve, and utilizing the analysis to adjust the stiffness of the energy-absorbing impact zone and to shape the force versus deflection curve so that a constant area under the force versus deflection curve has the minimum deflection possible without exceeding a certain force limit and a certain head impact criterion.