Patent ID: 8182023
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: B60R,F16F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle energy management system, comprising: a support structure selected from a bumper beam, a body in white, a body in black, a front-end module, a radiator support beam, a bumper support bracket, a component projecting from the body in white, a component projecting from the body in black, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; a covering; and a coil energy absorber made of plastic, wherein the coil energy absorber is located between the support structure and the covering, and wherein the coil energy absorber absorbs energy upon impact; wherein the coil energy absorber comprises a locking element, and wherein the locking element comprises a plastic element in operational communication with the coil energy absorber, wherein the plastic element plastically deforms upon the application of energy to the plastic element.