US 12,109,961 B2
Securing method for composite structure post-crash
James Smith, Warwickshire (GB); Quinten Northfield, Warwickshire (GB); Nicholas Hook, Warwickshire (GB); and Frederic Sicard, Warwickshire (FR)
Assigned to JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Coventry (GB)
Appl. No. 17/597,013
Filed by JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Warwickshire (GB)
PCT Filed Jun. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/067592
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/260335, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1909020 (GB), filed on Jun. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297622 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B60R 19/36 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/34 (2013.01) [B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/36 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An energy management system comprising a bumper beam and at least one composite crush can, the at least one composite crush can comprising at least one frangible portion, and at least one non-frangible portion, wherein:
the bumper beam is attached to the at least one non-frangible portion of the at least one composite crush can; and
the at least one non-frangible portion of the at least one composite crush can is provided with a vehicle fixing portion configured to be attached to a vehicle;
wherein the at least one composite crush can comprises at least one fixing aperture configured to receive a fixing, the at least one fixing aperture extending through the at least one frangible portion and through the at least one non-frangible portion of the at least one composite crush can.