JP6275280B2 - 車両のエネルギー吸収目的のデバイス及び方法 - Google Patents
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- 車両において、
フレームと、
装置であって、前記装置の第1の端で前記フレームに結合され、前記車両の一方の側面から前記車両の他方の側面へと延在しており、前記装置は、
第1のエネルギー吸収材料を含む前記装置の中央領域であって、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の第1の側面が前記フレームに結合された前記装置の前記第1の端に含まれる中央領域と、
第2のエネルギー吸収材料を含む前記装置の側面領域であって、前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の前記第1の側面とは別の第2の側面と接触して重なるように、前記中央領域の外側に配置され、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料は前記側面領域の外側に配置され、前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は前記車両のホイールの上方に重なるように配置され、且つ前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料と前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は異なる材料特性を有する、側面領域と、
を備える装置と、
前記装置を前記フレームと結合するマウントと、
を備える車両。 - 前記中央領域の前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料は、前記側面領域の前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料の第2の硬度よりも低い第1の硬度を有する、請求項1の車両。
- 前記装置は第3のエネルギー吸収材料を含むバンパーをさらに備え、前記バンパーは前記第1の端に対向する前記装置の第2の端に配置され、且つ前記第1の側面に対向する前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の第3の側面が、前記バンパーが配置されている前記装置の前記第2の端に含まれている、請求項1の車両。
- 前記装置は前記バンパーの下方及び前記装置の前記第2の端に配置された突出構造物をさらに備える、請求項3の車両。
- 前記突出構造物は、前記バンパーにおける前記第3のエネルギー吸収材料の所定硬度よりも高い硬度を有する第4のエネルギー吸収材料を含む、請求項4の車両。
- 前記装置は前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の下方に配置された着脱自在のエネルギー吸収材料をさらに備え、前記着脱自在のエネルギー吸収材料は、前記フレームと前記装置に含まれる1つ以上の電子デバイスとの間の連結性のための配線を含む、請求項1の車両。
- 前記装置はエネルギー吸収コーティング層をさらに備える、請求項1の車両。
- 前記中央領域はフードを含む、請求項1の車両。
- 前記中央領域はトランクを含む、請求項1の車両。
- 前記装置は風防をさらに備える、請求項1の車両。
- 装置において、
前記装置の第1の端を車両と結合するマウントであって、前記装置は前記車両の一方の側面から前記車両の他方の側面へと延在する、マウントと、
第1のエネルギー吸収材料を含む中央領域であって、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の第1の側面が前記マウントに結合された前記装置の前記第1の端に含まれている中央領域と、
第2のエネルギー吸収材料を含む側面領域であって、前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の前記第1の側面とは別の第2の側面と接触して重なるように、前記中央領域の外側に配置され、前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料は前記側面領域の外側に配置され、前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は前記車両のホイールの上方に重なるように配置されるように構成され、且つ前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料と前記第2のエネルギー吸収材料は異なる材料特性を有する、側面領域と、
を備える装置。 - 第3のエネルギー吸収材料を含むバンパーであって、前記バンパーは前記第1の端に対向する前記装置の第2の端に配置され、且つ前記第1の側面に対向する前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の第3の側面が、前記バンパーが配置されている前記装置の前記第2の端に含まれているバンパーをさらに備える、請求項11の装置。
- 前記バンパーの下方及び前記装置の前記第2の端に配置された突出構造物をさらに備える、請求項12の装置。
- 1つ以上の電子デバイスと、
前記第1のエネルギー吸収材料の下方に配置された着脱自在のエネルギー吸収材料であって、前記着脱自在のエネルギー吸収材料は、前記車両のフレームと前記1つ以上の電子デバイスとの間の連結性のための配線を含む着脱自在のエネルギー吸収材料と、
をさらに備える、請求項11の装置。 - 風防をさらに備える、請求項11の装置。
- 装置において、
前記装置の第1の端を車両と結合するマウントであって、前記装置は前記車両の一方の側面から前記車両の他方の側面へと延在する、マウントと、
前記第1の端に対向する前記装置の第2の端に配置されたフォームバンパーと、
中央フォーム構造物であって、前記中央フォーム構造物の第1の側面が前記マウントに結合された前記装置の前記第1の端に含まれ、且つ前記第1の側面に対向する前記中央フォーム構造物の第2の側面が、前記フォームバンパーが配置されている前記装置の前記第2の端に含まれている中央フォーム構造物と、
前記中央フォーム構造物の第3の側面と接触して重なるように前記中央フォーム構造物の外側に配置された側面フォーム構造物であって、前記第3の側面は前記第1の側面および前記第2の側面とは別であり、前記中央フォーム構造物は前記側面フォーム構造物の外側に配置され、前記側面フォーム構造物は、前記車両のホイールの上方に重なるように配置されるように構成され、且つ前記中央フォーム構造物と前記側面フォーム構造物は異なる材料特性を有する、側面フォーム構造物と、
前記中央フォーム構造物に結合され、且つ前記中央フォーム構造物の前記第1の側面に配置された風防と、
を備える装置。 - 1つ以上の電子デバイスと、
前記中央フォーム構造物の下方に配置された着脱自在のフォーム構造物であって、前記着脱自在のフォーム構造物は、前記車両のフレームと前記1つ以上の電子デバイスとの間の連結性のための配線を含む着脱自在のフォーム構造物と、
をさらに備える、請求項16の装置。 - ポリウレタンコーティング層をさらに備える、請求項16の装置。
- 前記フォームバンパーの下方及び前記装置の前記第2の端に配置された突出構造物をさらに備える、請求項16の装置。
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