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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Takaaki Nemoto, Shizouka, JP;
Shingo Imai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arunachala Parameshwara, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Takaaki Nemoto, Shizouka, JP;
Shingo Imai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arunachala Parameshwara, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
In an embodiment, an energy absorbing device comprises: a metal component comprising greater than or equal to three walls forming a metal component channel; and a plastic component having a honeycomb structure with a plurality of walls defining comb channels therein. The plastic component is located in the metal component channel forming a crash can. The plastic component is inseparable from the metal component without damage to the metal component and/or the plastic component. In one embodiment, a method of making an energy absorbing device can comprise: co-molding the metal component and the plastic component to form a crash can. The energy absorbing device can be used on a vehicle, adjacent to a vehicle component.