IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF

• Main Authors: MURASE KENJI, NISHIGUCHI KATSUYA, YAMAMOTO KENICHI, KAMIOKA TOSHITSUGU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.02.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; CASTING; CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; SPRINGS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an impact energy absorbing member 1 superior in handling and capable of stably deforming a tublar body 2 in a tube axis Z direction without causing buckling deformation thereof. SOLUTION: The body 2 is formed integrally with split deformable parts 3 and boundary part...