Citation

Motozawa Y, Yamaki J, Abe T, Oku H. Trans. Soc. Automot. Eng. Jpn. 2013; 44(1): 125-130.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan)

DOI

10.11351/jsaeronbun.44.125

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A new vehicular body structure with a seat integrated load-path was proposed. The structure composes a load-path from the B-pillar to the floor of the vehicle, which supports crash load applied to the B-pillar during side impacts. By using an experimental vehicle in which the structure was incorporated, a quasi-static loading test was conducted. The results successfully indicated that the composed new load-path effectively transferred applied load.

Language: ja

Keywords

Body; Crashworthiness; Load-Path; Safety; Seat; Side Impact; Structure