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"Vehicular Metal Absorber, Vehicular Bumper System, Automobile Bumper Absorber, And Automobile Bumper System"

Abstract: A vehicular metal absorber for efficientialy absorbing by a short stroke the impact energy received from legs of a pedestrian at the time of a collision between a pedestrian and an automobile, reducing the residual crush, and protecting the legs of the pedestrian, that is, a long vehicular metal absorber comprising a center flange, a top web and bottom web connected to the two sides of the center flange, a top flange connected to the top web, and a bottom flange connected to the bottom web and formed overall into a hat shaped cross-section, wherein an internal angle α1 formed by the top web with a flange plane including the top flange and bottom flange and an internal angle α2 formed by the bottom web with the flange plane are respectively over 0 degree to less than 90 degrees, and in that one or both of the top web and bottom web are provided with a recessed or projecting bead substantially parallel to a front-back direction of a vehicle.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
26 August 2009
Publication Number
19/2010
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2016-09-29
Renewal Date

Applicants

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
6-3, OTEMACHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 1008071, JAPAN.

Inventors

1. KOJI NOJIMA
C/O UNIPRES CORPORATION, 19-1, AOBACHO, FUJI-SHI, SHIZUOKA 4168510, JAPAN.
2. ISAO SATSUKAWA
C/O UNIPRES CORPORATION, 19-1, AOBACHO, FUJI-SHI, SHIZUOKA 4168510, JAPAN.
3. TAKASHI ARIGA
C/O NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6-3, OTEMACHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 1008071, JAPAN.
4. AKIHIRO UENISHI
C/O NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6-3, OTEMACHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 1008071, JAPAN.
5. TOSHIYUKI NIWA
C/O NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6-3, OTEMACHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 1008071, JAPAN.

Specification

DESCRIPTION VEHICULAR METAL ABSORBER, VEHICULAR BUMPER SYSTEM, AUTOMOBILE BUMPER ABSORBER, AND AUTOMOBILE BUMPER SYSTEM TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to bumper parts absorbing impact energy generated at the time of a collision between, an automobile or other vehicle and a pedestrian and contributing to the protection of the legs of the pedestrian. BACKGROUND ART At the present, in the laws of various countries and regions and in the NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), collision of automobiles is being regulated and assessed. Among these, in recent years, in addition to the protection of the heads of pedestrians, studies have been advanced regarding protection of the legs (see "European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee, Improved Test Methods to Evaluate Pedestrian Protection Afforded by Passenger Cars", EEVC Working Group 17 Report, December 1998 etc.) Demand is rising for protection of the legs at the time of a collision between a pedestrian and an automobile. In automobiles up until now, attempts have been made to design bumpers with impact resistance predicated on collision with other objects or other vehicles. However, when such a designed automobile collides with a pedestrian, there is a good chance of causing residual disability to the knee tendons and shin bones of the pedestrian's legs. For this reason, design of bumpers for reducing such problems is being sought. As a measure for solving this, provision of a plastic absorber between the bumper fascia and reinforcement to absorb the impact energy generated at the time of collision with a pedestrian is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2004-322861 (Document 1) . Further, regarding a metal hat-shaped cross-sectional shape, as a vehicular collision reinforcement (bumper reinforcement), to prevent the web from buckling, a shape making the thickness of the web greater than the flange thickness of the center is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2005-178695 (Document 2) Furthermore, in an automobile bumper beam, for the purpose of increasing the amount of energy absorbed at the time of a frontal collision, a structure provided with a front base sheet and a rear base sheet made of a metal material, two metal cores arranged vertically between these, and an energy absorber made of a metal material, the two cores provided with continuous projections and recesses extending in the front-back direction of the chassis, is described in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2003-503272 (Document 3). For an absorber provided between a fascia and a bumper beam and believed to be plastic, an energy absorber (absorber) having an upper horizontal part and lower horizontal part provided with continuous projections and recesses extending in the front-back direction of the chassis and an intermediate horizontal part connecting these, the upper horizontal part and lower horizontal part having an upper front nose part and lower front nose part extending out to the front of the intermediate horizontal part, is described in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2005-534555 (Document 4). Further, a plastic pedestrian-use energy absorber having, as one type of the projections, a plurality of collapsible lobes each comprised of a front lobe part with a small cross-sectional area and a rear lobe part with a large cross-sectional area in the front-back direction of the chassis and having a cross-sectional approximately hat shape is described in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2005-536392 (Document 5). Further, in a bent sheet used as a roofing material, a roll former forming a metal strip into a hat-shaped cross-sectional shape and producing a member having wave shapes of alternately repeating recesses and projections along the width direction along the longitudinal direction of the member is described in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 10-17502 0 (Document 6). Further, a front structure of a vehicle comprised of a flared top energy absorber not having projections and recesses in the front-back direction of the chassis, but having bent parts in the middle of the front-back direction of the chassis and produced by press-forming a steel sheet and a bottom energy absorber with a front end part positioned to the rear from the top energy absorber is described in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2 0 06-232042 (Document 7). However, for example, the plastic absorber disclosed in Document 1 requires a large amount of deformation and residual crush in absorbing the impact energy. For this reason, the plastic absorber body becomes larger, the dimensions between the bumper fascia and reinforcement become larger, and the minimum turning radius of the vehicle is increased. This is also not preferable in terms of aesthetic design. Further, the plastic absorber is one cause of a high material and production cost and deterioration of the cost of the vehicle as a whole. Further, the bumper reinforcement disclosed in Document 2 strengthens the web so as to prevent web buckling and locally increase the absorbed energy at the time of collision, so from the viewpoint of pedestrian protection, conversely the pedestrian may be given greater injury, so this is not preferable. Furthermore, the projections or recesses disclosed in Document 3 are shapes for enabling the sheet thicknesses of the two cores to be made thinner and simultaneously maintaining resistance to buckling (see Description, paragraph no. 0023). Again, from the viewpoint of pedestrian protection, conversely the pedestrian may be given greater injury, so this is not preferable. Further, the invention disclosed in Document 4 absorbs relatively low energy by making either of the upper horizontal part or lower horizontal part move upward. However, the energy absorption by plastic deformation of a plastic, as explained later, is small at the initial period of deformation, so at the time of collision with a pedestrian at a speed of 40 km/hr, it is not possible to protect the pedestrian by a short stroke. The structure is also complicated, so there is the problem that this is not preferable in terms of aesthetic design. Further, the invention disclosed in Document 5 is also a plastic, so in the same way as the invention disclosed in Document 4, when a pedestrian is collided with at a speed of 40 km/hr, there are the problems that the pedestrian cannot be protected by a short stroke and the impact energy cannot be absorbed by a small stroke. Further, the invention disclosed in Document 6 has as its object to facilitate the plastic deformation of a roofing material to a curved state. Neither application of use for an automobile bumper absorber nor the problem of absorbing the impact energy received from the leg of a pedestrian is described. Further, the invention disclosed in Document 7 is a complicated structure not having projections and recesses in the front-back direction of the chassis, but having a top energy absorber and bottom energy absorber, so has problems similar to Document 4. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has as its problem the provision of an automobile bumper absorber and automobile bumper system efficiently absorbing the impact energy received from a leg of a pedestrian by a short stroke and reducing residual crush to thereby protect the leg of the pedestrian at the time of a collision between a pedestrian and an automobile. The present invention was made to solve this problem and has as its gist the following. (1) A long vehicular metal absorber comprising a center flange, a top web and bottom web connected to the two sides of the center flange, a top flange connected to the top web, and a bottom flange connected to the bottom web and formed overall into a hat shaped cross-section, the vehicular metal absorber characterized in that in the hat-shaped cross-section, an internal angle α1 formed by the top web with a flange plane including the top flange and bottom flange and an internal angle α2 formed by the bottom web with the flange plane are respectively over 0 degree to less than 90 degrees and in that one or both of the top web and bottom web are provided with a recessed or projecting bead substantially parallel to a front-back direction of a vehicle. (2) A vehicular metal absorber as set forth in (1) , characterized in that, furthermore, in the hat-shaped cross-section, a bent part is provided in the middle of one or both of the top web and bottom web, an internal angle ß1 formed by the bent part of the top web with the flange plane is over 0 degree to less than oti degrees, and an internal angle p2 formed by the bent part of the bottom web with the flange plane is over 0 degree to less than ot2 degrees. (3) A vehicular metal absorber as set forth in (1) or (2), characterized in that when a front-back direction dimension of the absorber is H mm, the bead has a width of H/5 to H/2.5 mm, a pitch of H/2.5 to H/l.25 mm, and a depth of H/50 to H/10 mm. (4) A vehicular metal absorber as set forth in any one of (1) to (3), characterized in that when the pitch of the beads is L mm, the arrangements of the beads at the top and bottom surface are offset by L/4 to L/2 mm above and below. (5) A vehicular metal absorber as set forth in (3) or (4), characterized in that, when the maximum width of the top web and bottom web is W mm, H/3

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1 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-1-(01-02-2010).pdf 2010-02-01
1 5480-DELNP-2009-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22
2 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others (01-02-2010).pdf 2010-02-01
2 5480-DELNP-2009-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [17-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-17
3 Form 27 [28-03-2017(online)].pdf 2017-03-28
3 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-3-(11-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-11
4 Abstract_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
4 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(11-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-11
5 Claims_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
5 5484-DELNP-2009-GPA-(30-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-30
6 Comp. Spec._as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
6 5484-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(30-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-30
7 Correspondence_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
7 5480-delnp-2009-pct-308.pdf 2011-08-21
8 FER Rply_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
8 5480-delnp-2009-pct-304.pdf 2011-08-21
9 5480-delnp-2009-pct-210.pdf 2011-08-21
9 Sec 8(2)_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
10 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-270916.pdf 2016-10-04
10 5480-delnp-2009-form-5.pdf 2011-08-21
11 5480-delnp-2009-form-3.pdf 2011-08-21
11 5480-delnp-2009-Others-270916.pdf 2016-10-04
12 5480-delnp-2009-form-2.pdf 2011-08-21
12 Other Patent Document [26-09-2016(online)].pdf 2016-09-26
13 5480-delnp-2009-form-18.pdf 2011-08-21
13 Petition Under Rule 137 [26-09-2016(online)].pdf 2016-09-26
14 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(01-07-2016).pdf 2016-07-01
14 5480-delnp-2009-form-1.pdf 2011-08-21
15 5480-delnp-2009-drawings.pdf 2011-08-21
15 5480-delnp-2009-GPA-(01-07-2016).pdf 2016-07-01
16 5480-delnp-2009-description (complete).pdf 2011-08-21
16 Abstract [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
17 Claims [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
17 5480-delnp-2009-correspondence-others.pdf 2011-08-21
18 5480-delnp-2009-claims.pdf 2011-08-21
18 Correspondence [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
19 5480-delnp-2009-abstract.pdf 2011-08-21
19 Description(Complete) [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
20 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3 (01-08-2012).pdf 2012-08-01
20 Examination Report Reply Recieved [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
21 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(01-08-2012).pdf 2012-08-01
21 OTHERS [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
22 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(05-02-2013).pdf 2013-02-05
22 5480-DELNP-2009_EXAMREPORT.pdf 2016-06-30
23 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(12-03-2015).pdf 2015-03-12
23 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-Others-(05-02-2013).pdf 2013-02-05
24 5480-DELNP-2009-GPA-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
24 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(12-03-2015).pdf 2015-03-12
25 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-Others-(03-03-2014).pdf 2014-03-03
25 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-2-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
26 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-1-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
26 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(03-03-2014).pdf 2014-03-03
27 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(26-08-2013).pdf 2013-08-26
27 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
28 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(26-08-2013).pdf 2013-08-26
29 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(26-08-2013).pdf 2013-08-26
29 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
30 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-1-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
30 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(03-03-2014).pdf 2014-03-03
31 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-Others-(03-03-2014).pdf 2014-03-03
31 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-2-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
32 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(12-03-2015).pdf 2015-03-12
32 5480-DELNP-2009-GPA-(19-07-2013).pdf 2013-07-19
33 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(12-03-2015).pdf 2015-03-12
33 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-Others-(05-02-2013).pdf 2013-02-05
34 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3-(05-02-2013).pdf 2013-02-05
34 5480-DELNP-2009_EXAMREPORT.pdf 2016-06-30
35 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(01-08-2012).pdf 2012-08-01
35 OTHERS [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
36 Examination Report Reply Recieved [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
36 5480-delnp-2009-Form-3 (01-08-2012).pdf 2012-08-01
37 Description(Complete) [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
37 5480-delnp-2009-abstract.pdf 2011-08-21
38 5480-delnp-2009-claims.pdf 2011-08-21
38 Correspondence [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
39 5480-delnp-2009-correspondence-others.pdf 2011-08-21
39 Claims [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
40 5480-delnp-2009-description (complete).pdf 2011-08-21
40 Abstract [01-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-01
41 5480-delnp-2009-drawings.pdf 2011-08-21
41 5480-delnp-2009-GPA-(01-07-2016).pdf 2016-07-01
42 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence Others-(01-07-2016).pdf 2016-07-01
42 5480-delnp-2009-form-1.pdf 2011-08-21
43 5480-delnp-2009-form-18.pdf 2011-08-21
43 Petition Under Rule 137 [26-09-2016(online)].pdf 2016-09-26
44 5480-delnp-2009-form-2.pdf 2011-08-21
44 Other Patent Document [26-09-2016(online)].pdf 2016-09-26
45 5480-delnp-2009-form-3.pdf 2011-08-21
45 5480-delnp-2009-Others-270916.pdf 2016-10-04
46 5480-delnp-2009-form-5.pdf 2011-08-21
46 5480-delnp-2009-Correspondence-270916.pdf 2016-10-04
47 5480-delnp-2009-pct-210.pdf 2011-08-21
47 Sec 8(2)_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
48 5480-delnp-2009-pct-304.pdf 2011-08-21
48 FER Rply_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
49 5480-delnp-2009-pct-308.pdf 2011-08-21
49 Correspondence_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
50 5484-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(30-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-30
50 Comp. Spec._as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
51 Claims_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
51 5484-DELNP-2009-GPA-(30-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-30
52 Abstract_as filed_5480.pdf 2016-12-27
52 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others-(11-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-11
53 Form 27 [28-03-2017(online)].pdf 2017-03-28
53 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-3-(11-03-2010).pdf 2010-03-11
54 5480-DELNP-2009-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [17-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-17
54 5480-DELNP-2009-Correspondence-Others (01-02-2010).pdf 2010-02-01
55 5480-DELNP-2009-Form-1-(01-02-2010).pdf 2010-02-01
55 5480-DELNP-2009-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [22-02-2019(online)].pdf 2019-02-22

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