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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
James G. Rasico, Farmington, MI (US);
Gordon J. Wolverton, Lake Orin, MI (US);
Paul R. Pasternak, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Timothy Oselett, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Craig Alan Newman, East Lansing, MI (US);
David M. Gerst, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jeffrey A. Mears, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joseph A. Calash, Batavia, IL (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Blast absorbing structures and system for use in absorbing blast forces exerted on a floor of a personnel cabin of a vehicle, are disclosed. The blast absorbing flexing structure comprises a bottom section forming a floor of the cabin, a first side section and opposing second side section, each side section extending from the bottom section and including a plurality of steps along a length of the second side section. The steps flex in response to a blast force. In another embodiment, the blast absorbing expanding structure comprises a force abatement device forming a floor of the cabin, a cover plate having a plurality of slots arranged around a perimeter of the plate. The cover plate is movable between a neutral position and a blast force position to diminish the blast forces prior to the blast forces to reaching an occupant of the cabin.