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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Michael Devor, Bloomfield Heights, MI (US);
Paul Elio, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Frank Gabbianelli, Birmingham, MI (US);
Robert Glaspie, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Hari Sankara Iyer, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Edward Kustrzyk, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Azhagu Nachimuthu Sennimalai Subramanian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bogoljub Velanovich, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Frank Varansano, San Diego, CA (US);
Jerrold Lavine, Farmington Hill, MI (US);
Michael DeVor, Bloomfield Heights, MI (US);
Paul Elio, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Frank Gabbianelli, Birmingham, MI (US);
Robert Glaspie, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Hari Sankara Iyer, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Edward Kustrzyk, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Azhagu Nachimuthu Sennimalai Subramanian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bogoljub Velanovich, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Frank Varansano, San Diego, CA (US);
Jerrold Lavine, Farmington Hill, MI (US);
Next Autoworks Company, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event.