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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Salflex Polymers Limited, Weston, CA;
Raj Roychoudhury, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Salfex Polymers Limited, Weston, ON, CA;
Abstract
A bolster assembly for a vehicle is provided, the bolster assembly comprising a body, and a plurality of brackets provided on a front surface of the body, the plurality of brackets being arranged in paired sets. Also provided is a plurality of energy absorbing elements, wherein each of the plurality of energy absorbing elements is operably associated with a respective bracket, and where within each paired set of brackets, the energy absorbing elements are disposed in adjacent relationship separated by a gap. Each paired set of brackets is aligned with a frame structure provided in the vehicle, the frame structure having a width greater than the gap. Upon a crash event and forward displacement of the body, the paired sets of brackets engage the frame structure, the energy absorbing elements deforming during the forward displacement to absorb energy.