Abstract: A stabilized frame assembly 32 for a motor vehicle 10 including a pair 34 of forwardly directed brace members 36, 38. Each brace member 36, 38 of the pair 34 is coupled at a forward end 40 to an impact receiving assembly 46 such as a front bumper assembly. The brace members 36, 38 are coupled for support at a rearward end 42 to a respective one of a pair 48 of stabilized support arrangements 50, 52. Each of the stabilized support arrangements 50, 52 are configured to resist deformation under the influence of crash related impact forces having magnitudes in a manageable design range for the stabilized support arrangement 50, 52. Each of the pair of stabilized support arrangements 50, 52 are constructed to include a plurality of support legs 56 that are configured so that loads or forces transmitted from the supported brace member 36, 38 to the stabilized support arrangement 50, 52 are distributed as substantially axial loads in the plurality of support legs 56.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety system and method for protecting objects in a vehicle from possible damage due to sudden impact thereon. The safety system comprises a plurality of protective elements (1) arranged to be expandable and releasable from an original position in order to fill up a volume and provide damping for the objects.

Abstract: A hinge arrangement for vehicle hoods in vehicles is described. The arrangement is intended to decrease injuries to pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. The hood is pivotable about at least two hinges, preferably applied at the rear of the hood. The hood is able to compliantly receive impacts in the vertical direction. Each respective hinge is fixed in at least two rods connected to the hinges. One of the rods is a draw rod, designed to receive forces in the longitudinal direction of the hood, substantially stopping horizontal displacement of the hood in a collision. Another rod is a vertical rod, able to deform due to a vertical collision at a predetermined vertical load. The vertical rod is shaped to be able to receive the vertical load over a predetermined deformation length.

Abstract: A stabilized frame assembly 32 for a motor vehicle 10 including a pair 34 of forwardly directed brace members 36, 38. Each brace member 36, 38 of the pair 34 is coupled at a forward end 40 to an impact receiving assembly 46 such as a front bumper assembly. The brace members 36, 38 are coupled for support at a rearward end 42 to a respective one of a pair 48 of stabilized support arrangements 50, 52. Each of the stabilized support arrangements 50, 52 are configured to resist deformation under the influence of crash related impact forces having magnitudes in a manageable design range for the stabilized support arrangement 50, 52. Each of the pair of stabilized support arrangements 50, 52 are constructed to include a plurality of support legs 56 that are configured so that loads or forces transmitted from the supported brace member 36, 38 to the stabilized support arrangement 50, 52 are distributed as substantially axial loads in the plurality of support legs 56.

Abstract: A beam knot forming part of a vehicle body structure and being constructed of three beam elements, each disclosing two side walls that extend with relative intervals and a transverse wall that connects the side walls, is disclosed. The beam elements are rigidly connected with each other in the beam knot and protrude from this in respective directions. One of the beam elements discloses a recess in one side wall thereof, another beam element inserts transversely through the recess with a section and is connected with the opposite side wall. A third beam element is partly situated in the first beam element and is, with its side walls, connected with the side walls of the second beam element.

Abstract: A beam knot forming part of a vehicle body structure and being constructed of three beam elements, each disclosing two side walls that extend with relative intervals and a transverse wall that connects the side walls, is disclosed. The beam elements are rigidly connected with each other in the beam knot and protrude from this in respective directions. One of the beam elements discloses a recess in one side wall thereof, another beam element inserts transversely through the recess with a section and is connected with the opposite side wall. A third beam element is partly situated in the first beam element and is, with its side walls, connected with the side walls of the second beam element.

Abstract: A hinge arrangement for vehicle hoods in vehicles is described. The arrangement is intended to decrease injuries to pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. The hood is pivotable about at least two hinges, preferably applied at the rear of the hood. The hood is able to compliantly receive impacts in the vertical direction. Each respective hinge is fixed in at least two rods connected to the hinges. One of the rods is a draw rod, designed to receive forces in the longitudinal direction of the hood, substantially stopping horizontal displacement of the hood in a collision. Another rod is a vertical rod, able to deform due to a vertical collision at a predetermined vertical load. The vertical rod is shaped to be able to receive the vertical load over a predetermined deformation length.