US 12,230,163 B2
Lumbar spine stretch limiter assembly
Bernard Willem Been, The Hague (NL)
Assigned to Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/148,055.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/960,938, filed on Jan. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0217328 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G09B 23/32 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 23/32 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crash test dummy comprising:
a lumbar mounting bracket defining a central axis,
a lumbar spine member attached to said lumbar mounting bracket with said lumbar spine member formed from an elastomeric material,
a pair of lumbar clamping plates coupled on opposing sides of said lumbar spine member relative to said central axis; and
a belt system mounted to both of said pair of lumbar clamping plates for limiting a stretching movement of said lumbar spine member relative to said central axis and relative to said lumbar mounting bracket during a crash simulation.