Vehicle energy absorber for pedestrian's upper leg
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Apr 23, 2013
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Sep 13, 2012
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Mar 7, 2012
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Mar 9, 2011
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An apparatus is provided for improved pedestrian safety during impact by a vehicle, where the vehicle includes a bumper, a hood, and structural components located generally above the bumper and in front of the hood. The apparatus includes an energy absorber with at least one crush lobe attached to a horizontal top beam of the bulkhead in a low-visible position when the hood is closed, but with the energy absorber positioned to crush and absorb energy to reduce injury to a pedestrian's upper leg when a pedestrian is impacted by the vehicle. The energy absorber is made of polymeric material, and the crush lobe is hollow and shaped to crush upon impact for maximum energy absorption.
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