Jamal Y Bakkar

US Patent:

20070052258, Mar 8, 2007

Filed:

Sep 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/162349

Inventors:

Ridha Baccouche - Ann Arbor MI, US
Bill Stanko - Canton MI, US
Jamal Bakkar - Dearborn MI, US
Hikmat Mahmood - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B62D 25/08

US Classification:

296187030

Abstract:

An energy-absorbing device () with a reduced initial peak load () for enhancing the management of crash energy in an end structure (′) for a vehicle (). The energy-absorbing device () has a deformable construction adapted for progressively folding along a longitudinal axis () under an oscillating crash load (′). The oscillating crash load (′) is comprised of a mean load () and a peak load () that is in close proximity to the mean load ().