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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Saeed Barbat, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory Frederick, Shelby Township, MI (US);
LI Chai, Northville, MI (US);
Phillip Przybylo, Williamston, MI (US);
Xiaowei LI, Northville, MI (US);
Saeed Barbat, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory Frederick, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Li Chai, Northville, MI (US);
Phillip Przybylo, Williamston, MI (US);
Xiaowei Li, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy-absorbing underrun protection system for a vehicle. The energy-absorbing underrun protection system is comprised of a deformable construction adapted for deforming along a longitudinal axis to absorb crash energy. This deformable construction has a torque arm member extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom for receiving an impact load offset from the longitudinal axis and bending the deformable construction toward the impact load.