Patent ID: 9550466
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60R,F16F

Claim:
1. A morphing energy absorber system for a vehicle, comprising: an energy absorbing structure including an outer housing; and an actuator system configured to morph said energy absorbing structure by selectively elongating said outer housing along at least one of a first direction or a second direction, the first direction being angled relative to the second direction, the actuator system including a first actuator and a second actuator, the first actuator and the second actuator being located within the outer housing, the first actuator being configured to morph the energy absorbing structure to a first morphed state in which the outer housing is elongated along the first direction, and the second actuator being configured to morph the energy absorbing structure to a second morphed state in which the outer housing is elongated along the second direction, the energy absorbing structure and the actuator system being configured such that: