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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Minoru Taya, Seattle, WA (US);
Taishi Wada, Seattle, WA (US);
Shunji Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Yuta Urushiyama, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Taya, Seattle, WA (US);
Taishi Wada, Seattle, WA (US);
Shunji Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Yuta Urushiyama, Saitama, JP;
Assignees:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the rigidity of vehicle body according to the present invention comprises a controller for controlling a buckling form, which controls the buckling form by adding to a member to be inputted to a collision load a lateral force in the direction substantially perpendicular to the member.