Patents by Inventor Stefano MENEGAZZI

Stefano MENEGAZZI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle structure sub-unit, with crash-box modules
    Patent number: 11072300
    Abstract: A vehicle structure sub-unit includes a cross-member of metal material and two crash-box modules with their front surfaces welded or glued to the rear wall of the cross-member. A reinforcing metal plate is interposed between the front surface of at least one of the two crash-box modules and the rear wall. The rear wall has a depressed flat portion in which the reinforcing plate is received, in such a way that the surface of the reinforcing plate facing the crash-box module is substantially flush with the surface of the rear wall. A depressed portion of the rear wall is located in an offset position, closer to the center of the cross-member, with respect to the crash-box module, in such a way that the reinforcing plate is in contact only with a part of the front surface of the crash-box module, the remaining part of the front surface being in direct contact with the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Stefano Menegazzi
  • VEHICLE STRUCTURE SUB-UNIT, WITH CRASH-BOX MODULES
    Publication number: 20200189502
    Abstract: A vehicle structure sub-unit includes a cross-member of metal material and two crash-box modules with their front surfaces welded or glued to the rear wall of the cross-member. A reinforcing metal plate is interposed between the front surface of at least one of the two crash-box modules and the rear wall. The rear wall has a depressed flat portion in which the reinforcing plate is received, in such a way that the surface of the reinforcing plate facing the crash-box module is substantially flush with the surface of the rear wall. A depressed portion of the rear wall is located in an offset position, closer to the center of the cross-member, with respect to the crash-box module, in such a way that the reinforcing plate is in contact only with a part of the front surface of the crash-box module, the remaining part of the front surface being in direct contact with the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventor: Stefano MENEGAZZI