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Apparatus and methods for vehicle structural or semi-structural component assembly enabling tunable deceleration characteristics

  • US 10,442,365 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2014
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle bolster having a body, the body comprising:

  • a first portion comprising a first member, a second member opposed from the first member, a third member positioned between and at one end of the first and second members, a fourth member opposed from the third member and positioned between and at an end of the first and second members opposite the third member, the first portion of the body fabricated from a polymer composite material, anda sensor mount portion connected to the first member and the third member of the bolster, the sensor mount portion comprising a polymer composite material and a flexible reinforcement material over-molded onto the polymer composite material, and a sensor directly attached to the sensor mount portion.

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