초록 ▼

The disclosed invention is a bulkhead mounted energy absorbing pad especially useful to protect the head of a passenger seated immediately aft of that bulkhead in a vehicle undergoing a severe frontal crash event. The energy absorbing structure of the pad is a thick panel of low strength aluminum fo

The disclosed invention is a bulkhead mounted energy absorbing pad especially useful to protect the head of a passenger seated immediately aft of that bulkhead in a vehicle undergoing a severe frontal crash event. The energy absorbing structure of the pad is a thick panel of low strength aluminum foil honeycomb having its cells aligned essentially with the impact vector. Thin, protective and aesthetic cover sheets and protective edge closeout structure is disclosed.

대표청구항 ▼

Body impact protection apparatus of the character to be carried within a vehicle for the protection of trauma vulnerable portions of human passengers therein, the apparatus being a thick pad comprising a sandwich of: a thin base plate attachable to the structure of the vehicle forwardly of the head

Body impact protection apparatus of the character to be carried within a vehicle for the protection of trauma vulnerable portions of human passengers therein, the apparatus being a thick pad comprising a sandwich of: a thin base plate attachable to the structure of the vehicle forwardly of the head of the passenger; a thick, low strength honeycomb slab having a first face affixed to said base plate and the longitudinal axes of whose cells are perpendicular to said base plate; and a rigid frangible, thin cover sheet having a pattern scored over its inner surface to maximize its frangibility on impact, said cover sheet being affixed over a second face of said honeycomb slab.