Active vehicle impact dampening system

• US 7,588,267 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Issued: 09/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nick Trozzi
• Original Assignee: Nick Trozzi
• Inventors: Trozzi, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): Dickson; Paul N
• Assistant Examiner(s): BECK, KAREN JANE AMORES
• Application Number:
  US11/716,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20080224458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: 280/748, 280/751, 280/753, 280/762, 280/770, 180/232, 180/271, 180/274, 180/281, 340/903, 701/45
• US Class Current: 280/748
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/20 containing mainly gas or liquid, e.g. inflatable connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/40 in the direction of an obstacle before a collision , or extending during driving of the vehicle, i.e. to increase the energy absorption capacity of the bumper inflatable bumpers B60R19/20
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0004 Frontal collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0006 Lateral collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0134 responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle , e.g. using radar systems

Abstract

A vehicle safety system, vehicle (10) air bladders (12) hydraulic jacks (14) solution spray nozzles (16) front, rear absorber eject out bumpers (18) cluster sensing unit (20) dual door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame (22) single door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame (24) stand alone eject out door brace without interlock to body frame (26) interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame to dual door brace (28) interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame to single door brace (30) air bags (32).

Claims

1. A body carriage having a cluster sensing unit comprising of one or more of a laser, radar and camera detection, such that when the sensing unit senses an impact, a vehicle impact dampening system activates:

an interlock, connected to a side body door brace, projecting outward the sides;

front and rear absorbers to eject out bumpers from an under carriage of the body carriage or inflate front and rear absorbers from the body of the body carriage;

air bags and/or air bladders tucked into the side body door brace;

spray nozzles to spray a solution on the pavement of which tires of the body carriage ride over, causing a temporary decrease in traction of the tires, and decrease impact to the body carriage causing less trauma to an occupant;

also in the case the body carriage is not moving during the time of the impact, jacks will activate, slightly raising the body carriage so the tires are not making contact to the ground, causing a decrease in traction from the tires, causing less trauma to occupants;

such that all parts of the vehicle impact dampening system work in conjunction to dampen the impact to the body carriage lessening the trauma to the occupants.