17883791. ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR IMPROVED VULNERABLE ROAD USER PERFORMANCE FOR A VEHICLE simplified abstract (GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC)
ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR IMPROVED VULNERABLE ROAD USER PERFORMANCE FOR A VEHICLE
Organization Name
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor(s)
Rajamanickam Vs of Bangalore (IN)
Vivekananda Kinila of Karnataka (IN)
Biswajit Tripathy of Bangalore (IN)
Varun Agarwal of Bangalore (IN)
ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR IMPROVED VULNERABLE ROAD USER PERFORMANCE FOR A VEHICLE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17883791 titled 'ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR IMPROVED VULNERABLE ROAD USER PERFORMANCE FOR A VEHICLE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a hood assembly for a vehicle that includes an energy-absorbing material with a multi-cellular structure formed from interconnected cells with a lattice structure.
- The hood assembly includes a hood outer panel and a hood inner panel, with a hood cavity defined between them.
- The energy-absorbing material is located at the hood inner panel and consists of interconnected cells with a lattice structure.
- Each cell has at least four nodes and at least one lattice element with a diameter no greater than 2.5 mm.
- Potential Applications
- Automotive industry for vehicle hood assemblies
- Safety features in vehicles to absorb energy during collisions
- Problems Solved
- Enhances safety by absorbing energy during impact
- Provides structural support to the hood assembly
- Benefits
- Improved crash safety for vehicles
- Lightweight design for energy absorption
- Enhanced structural integrity for hood assemblies
Original Abstract Submitted
A hood assembly of a vehicle includes a hood outer panel defining an outer surface of the hood assembly, and a hood inner panel defining an inner surface of the hood assembly, such that a hood cavity is defined between the hood inner panel and the hood outer panel. An energy absorbing material is located at the hood inner panel. The energy absorbing material includes a multi-cellular structure formed from a plurality of interconnected cells having a lattice structure. Each of the plurality of interconnected cells includes at least four nodes and at least one lattice element extending between each of the at least four nodes. The at least one lattice element has a diameter no greater than 2.5 mm.
