Energy absorption member for a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9981680
SERIAL NO

15253230

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A vehicle includes a vehicle support structure and a steering linkage. The vehicle support structure includes a dash wall. The dash wall separates an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. The dash wall has an energy absorption member supported by the support structure on an engine compartment side of the dash wall. The steering linkage extends through an opening of the dash wall between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. The steering linkage includes a steering column in the passenger compartment. The steering linkage further includes an abutment. The abutment is positioned and configured to contact the energy absorption member upon a frontal impact of the vehicle to transfer energy from the steering linkage to the energy absorption member and to limit a rearward displacement of the steering linkage.

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NISSAN MOTOR CO LTDKANAGAWA 221-0023

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gapinski, Matthew West Bloomfield, US 4 4
Mason, Gunnar Holly, US 8 50
Mazur, Jeffrey New Baltimore, US 4 8
Okumura, Yayoi Ebina, JP 2 1
Parak, Travis James Shelby Township, US 2 1

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