Patent ID: 6522998
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A device for simulating impact conditions of a vehicle (10a), said device comprising:a simulated vehicle (10a); an object (14) carried by said simulated vehicle (102), said object (14) simulating a vehicle occupant; a pre-impact force-generating device selectively subjecting said object to a pre-impact force wherein the pre-impact force-generating device comprises a release device (22) mounted to the simulated vehicle (10a) and being detachably connected to the means for supporting the object (14), a first stop (28) mounted to the means for supporting the object (14) and having a test block stop (24) and secondary stop (26) for receiving the first stop (28) connected to the means for supporting the object (14), wherein the means for supporting the object (14) is pivotally mounted (20) relative to a surface of the simulated vehicle (102); and an impact force-generating device (68), said impact force-generating device (16) selectively subjecting said object to an impact force.