Energy absorbing inner door panel with fasteners to absorb body impact energy

A vehicle door system (10) for reducing the impact of a person against the door when the vehicle undergoes a side impact. The system includes an inner door panel (14) mounted to a door frame (12) in spaced apart fashion. The inner panel (14) is mounted to the frame (12) with a plurality of shock abs...

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Main Author KELMAN; JOSH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.12.1992
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A vehicle door system (10) for reducing the impact of a person against the door when the vehicle undergoes a side impact. The system includes an inner door panel (14) mounted to a door frame (12) in spaced apart fashion. The inner panel (14) is mounted to the frame (12) with a plurality of shock absorbing fasteners (20) which absorbs some of the kinetic energy transmitted from the door frame to the person.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19920865298