CA2199300C - Highway crash cushion - Google Patents

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CA2199300C
CA2199300C CA002199300A CA2199300A CA2199300C CA 2199300 C CA2199300 C CA 2199300C CA 002199300 A CA002199300 A CA 002199300A CA 2199300 A CA2199300 A CA 2199300A CA 2199300 C CA2199300 C CA 2199300C
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F7/00—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers
    • F16F7/12—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers using plastic deformation of members
    • F16F7/121—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers using plastic deformation of members the members having a cellular, e.g. honeycomb, structure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R2019/005—Crash attenuators, i.e. means added to highway service vehicles for softening high speed impacts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
    • B60R2019/262—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means with means to adjust or regulate the amount of energy to be absorbed

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
  • Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
CA002199300A 1996-03-12 1997-03-06 Highway crash cushion Expired - Fee Related CA2199300C (en)

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US08/614,336 US5642792A (en) 1996-03-12 1996-03-12 Highway crash cushion
US08/614,336 1996-03-12

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EP (1) EP0795440B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH09263194A (enExample)
AU (1) AU711283B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2199300C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69730067D1 (enExample)
SA (1) SA97170693A (enExample)

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EP0795440B1 (en) 2004-08-04
JPH09263194A (ja) 1997-10-07
SA97170693A (ar) 2005-12-03
AU1516497A (en) 1997-09-18
CA2199300A1 (en) 1997-09-12
US5642792A (en) 1997-07-01
AU711283B2 (en) 1999-10-07
DE69730067D1 (de) 2004-09-09
EP0795440A3 (en) 2000-01-12

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