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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur, Bangalore, IN;
Gurunath Pv, Chennai, IN;
Inventors:
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur, Bangalore, IN;
Gurunath PV, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1866 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of a thermoplastic energy absorber for a vehicle comprises: a base and a crush lobe. The crush lobe comprises load walls extending from the base and a convex front face located at an end of the load walls opposite the base, wherein the convex front face bow outward, away from the base. The convex front face is connected to the load walls with fillets. The base and crush lobes comprise a plastic material.