A lightweight shock absorber (1) has an ideal F-S waveform, and comprises foam resin material. The cross-sectional area of the absorber (1) in the compression axis direction and the vertical direction changes at least partially in the compression axis dire...

A vehicle occupants protection system wherein a front pillar garnish (36) is mounted on a passenger compartment side of a front pillar (32) which supports a roof with a predetermined amount of space being maintained therebetween for accommodating a side ai...

A shock absorbing material for automobiles, having extremely good shock absorbing properties, capable of absorbing shocks applied to a passenger in a car at the time of a crash, or the like, and reducing the head injury criteria, comprising a rigid polyure...

The energy absorber consists of two base plates (2, 3), each having a number of truncated conical elements (12), moulded in one piece from a plastic material with or without a filler and folded over along a thin hinge so that the two plates are joined face...

A front pillar (1) of a vehicle includes an inner panel (12,13) and a garnish panel (14) that covers the inner panel. An air bag (16) is located between the inner panel and the garnish panel (14). A shock absorber (15) is located adjacent to the air bag an...

To provide an impact absorbing member for use in vehicles which has excellent energy absorbing capacity and is suitably adapted to absorb impact energy exerted on the head of an occupant in a vehicle cabin to reduce the head injury criteria value in the ev...

The deformation element(6) which may be fitted in the cavities between body parts and inner trim of the vehicle has a strip which is deformable over its longitudinal extent and conformable to the outer contoured shape of the body parts. The strip has sever...