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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Ren-jye Yang, Troy, MI (US);
Jerry Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Clifford Chou, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hom-sen Tzou, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Ren-Jye Yang, Troy, MI (US);
Jerry Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Clifford Chou, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hom-Sen Tzou, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B13R 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A structural panel for an automotive vehicle includes an outer panel and a variable strength inner panel attached to the outer panel. The inner panel utilizes active elements formed from shape memory alloy (SMA). A controller activates the SMA elements so as to transform the inner panel from a normal state to a higher strength state in the event of an impact directed against a vehicle.