Patent Publication Number: US-7588267-B2

Title: Active vehicle impact dampening system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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   FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH 
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   SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM 
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   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of Invention 
   This Invention Relates To A Better Occupant Vehicle Safety Outcome, For The Victims Of Vehicle Crashes, Specifically All Vehicles. 
   2. Background of the Invention 
   All Companies Selling Vehicles That Could Have A System Of Greater Safety Protection For The Occupants Of Vehicle Crashes. 
   OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES 
   Accordingly, besides the objects and advantages of the, Active Vehicle Impact Dampening System, described in my above patent, several objects and advantages of the present invention are: 
   (a) to provide a safety system for a much safer area within the vehicle for the occupants, during an accident 
   (b) to provide a safety system to also minimize the injuries to the occupants of other vehicle also, during an accident. 
   (c) to provide a safety system to minimize the costs of the damage to the vehicles. 
   (d) to provide a safety system to maximize the confidence of the occupants that they are in the safest vehicle produced. 
   SUMMARY 
   In accordance with the present invention of a Vehicle safety system having absorbing, shock absorbers and braces and air bags and air bladders around the exterior of the vehicle. 

   
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     Figures 
     In the drawings closely related figures have the same number but different alphabetic suffixes. 
       FIGS. 1A to 1C  shows a vehicle form top, bottom, and side views of a dual door brace, and front and rear bumper version with a interlock to frame eject out absorbers to body frame system. To dampen the force of approaching vehicles causing a collision. This system will lesson the full impact to the exterior to the vehicle, which will allow the vehicle occupants a greater safety margin. There will be less damage to the exterior of vehicle, also lower the rate of injuries sustained by the occupants. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  shows a vehicle form side and bottom views. Of a single door brace ,and front and rear bumper version with a interlock to frame eject out absorbers to body frame system. To dampen the force of approaching vehicles causing a collision. This system will lesson the full impact to the exterior of the vehicle, which will allow the vehicle occupants a greater safety margin. There will be less damage to the exterior of the vehicle, also you will be able to minimize the rate of injuries sustained by the occupants. 
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  shows a vehicle from side and bottom views. Of stand alone door brace eject out absorber ,and front and rear eject out bumper version ,with no interlock to frame eject out absorbers system. To dampen the force of approaching vehicles causing a collision. This system will lesson the full impact to the exterior to the vehicle, which will allow the vehicle occupants a greater safety margin. There will be less damage to the exterior of the vehicle, also lower the rate of injuries sustained by the occupants. 
   

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             10  vehicle 
             12  air bladders 
             14  hydralic jacks 
             16  solution spray nozzles 
             18  front, rear absorber eject out bumpers 
             20  cluster sensing unit 
             22  dual door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame 
             24  single door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame 
             26  stand alone eject out door brace without interlock to body frame 
             28  interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame to dual door brace 
             30  interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame to single door brace 
             32  air bags 
         
       
     
  
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
   FIGS.  1 A,  1 B,  1 C, 2 A, 2 B, 3 A, 3 B—Preferred Embodiment 
   A preferred embodiment of the “Active Vehicle Impact Dampening System,” is illustrated in  FIG. 1A  (top view),and  FIG. 1B  (bottom view),  FIG. 1C  (side view) this is a vehicle. The vehicle  10  has a external air bladder  12 , air bag system  32  they will be deployed if another vehicle is detected to be on a collision course with the system equipped vehicle, at a certain rate of speed. This will work in conjunction with hydraulic jacks  14  that will raise the vehicle for a split second, at the impact of the collision so the car will slide enough to lesson the full impact, because if this is not done the tires will cause the vehicle to have maximum traction at impact and because of this greater force is incurred, causing greater damage, think of it working like a bumper car at a amusement park, the cars get more freely pushed off their original spot causing less of a jolt and damage to the vehicle, and lesson injuries to the occupants. And , or a alternative way of achieving this same result would have solution spray nozzles  16  ready to spray a solution towards the base of the tires to lesson the traction of the tires just prior to impact this would cause a short period of hydroplanning so the vehicle would not be planted onto the pavement because of the superior technology of our tires today. During a collision traction is a bad thing. Next part of system is the front, rear absorber eject out bumpers  18  at the point a collision is going to occur at dangerous speeds, these bumpers will eject out along with the air bladders  12 , and air bags  32 , to dampen the force of the collision causing less damage to the vehicle, also lessening the damage to the occupants of the vehicle. Next is the laser, radar, camera duster sensing unit  20 . Any combinations of this unit could be used to sense in a fraction of a second to deploy which parts of the system would work the best and would deploy them before the collision, not after like present day air bags strategic placing of this duster or clusters is needed to obtain maximum time to deploy all correct system items necessary for a maximum positive out come. Dual brace door to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame version  22 . This is the part of the system that is most active, the interlock is deactivated when occupants need to enter or exit the vehicle. All other times the interlock is activated and connected. The interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame to dual door brace  28 . Together  22  and  28  are part of the system which would dampen collisions headed at the door sections. The system would deploy ejecting out the brace from the body of the doors, air bags and air bladders would deploy under more extreme collisions to help support the braces. The interlocks which are at the base of the doors are connected and the absorbers in the body frame under the vehicle eject out the braces giving the vehicle a external barrier, before it would collide with the main body of the vehicle. This would reduce damage to the vehicle, and reduce injuries to the occupants. FIG.  2 A(bottom view) and FIG.  2 B(side view) this version of system uses  10 ,  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 , 20 , 32 , same as above information,  22  and  28  are excluded from this version. Added are single door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame  24 , also interlock with eject out absorbers to the body frame to single door brace  30 . this version works the same way as version, FIG.  1 A,FIG.  1 B, FIG. 1C , except there is only a single brace. FIG.  3 A(bottom view)and  FIG. 3B  (side view)this version of the system uses  10 ,  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 , 20 , 32  same as above information  22 , 24 , 28 , 30  are excluded from this version. Added are stand alone eject out door brace without interlock to body frame  26 . this version does not use a interlock, it is a stand alone version ,with the eject out absorbers attached so the frame of the door helps support this version at point of impact. 
   OPERATION 
   FIGS.  1 A,  1 B,  1 C, 2 A, 2 B, 3 A, 3 C 
   The manner of using the active vehicle impact dampening system to protect occupants of vehicle and to minimize injuries from vehicle collisions, also to minimize the damage to the vehicle. This is achieved in this sequence. First the laser, radar, camera duster sensing unit  20 , senses that a collision is going to occur, in a fraction of a second it ,it would calculate how fast the vehicle is going to be struck by the advancing other vehicle. Depending on the speed of the collision, system activates only system equipment needed. Also only activate system equipment in the sections of the vehicle needed. Slowest registered speeds will not activate any of the system equipment, but the faster the speeds are almost all, or system equipment is activated. At points of impact in a slow collision just  18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 30 ,will be activated system version dependant But at high speed collision, will activate  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 30 , 32  system version dependant. The duster sensing unit  20  will sense a oncoming collision, braces, bumpers,  18 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 30 , will activate out in the affected sections of the vehicle, the air bladders  12  and air bags will deploy  32 , hydraulic jacks will raise  14 , or solution spray nozzles will spray the tires  16 . The vehicle  10  will be spared greater injuries to the occupants of owners of vehicles with vehicle system, also minimize vehicle damages, and cost for hospital bills and vehicle repair bills. Also less people will be accidentally ejected from their vehicles. 
   CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE 
   Accordingly, the reader will see that the active vehicle impact dampening system will make driving a vehicle a safer option. 
   It allows you to maximize your chance to walk away from a collision unhurt 
   It allows you to minimize vehicle damage. 
   It allows you piece of mind that you are driving the safest car design on the road. 
   It allows the other vehicle in a collision to have less injuries, and damages. 
   Although the description above contains specifities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. For example there could be other shapes and descriptions of the invention above. 
   Thus the scope of the invention should be determined by the claims rather than example.