EP4045718A4 - Systèmes et procédés d'atténuateur d'impact de collision - Google Patents

Systèmes et procédés d'atténuateur d'impact de collision Download PDF

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EP4045718A4
EP4045718A4 EP20876431.6A EP20876431A EP4045718A4 EP 4045718 A4 EP4045718 A4 EP 4045718A4 EP 20876431 A EP20876431 A EP 20876431A EP 4045718 A4 EP4045718 A4 EP 4045718A4
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collision impact
impact attenuator
attenuator systems
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Geoffrey B. Maus
Felipe Almanza
Jack H. Kulp
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Traffix Devices Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/14—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact specially adapted for local protection, e.g. for bridge piers, for traffic islands
    • E01F15/145—Means for vehicle stopping using impact energy absorbers
    • E01F15/146—Means for vehicle stopping using impact energy absorbers fixed arrangements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/04—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips supported above ground at spaced points
    • E01F15/0407—Metal rails
    • E01F15/0423—Details of rails

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EP20876431.6A 2019-10-15 2020-10-15 Systèmes d'atténuateur d'impact de collision Active EP4045718B1 (fr)

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US201962915592P 2019-10-15 2019-10-15
US202063054911P 2020-07-22 2020-07-22
PCT/US2020/055797 WO2021076767A1 (fr) 2019-10-15 2020-10-15 Systèmes et procédés d'atténuateur d'impact de collision

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EP4045718A1 EP4045718A1 (fr) 2022-08-24
EP4045718A4 true EP4045718A4 (fr) 2023-11-01
EP4045718C0 EP4045718C0 (fr) 2025-04-30
EP4045718B1 EP4045718B1 (fr) 2025-04-30

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EP (1) EP4045718B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2022543707A (fr)
KR (2) KR20220035513A (fr)
CN (1) CN114364843A (fr)
AU (1) AU2020368434B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA3153150C (fr)
WO (1) WO2021076767A1 (fr)

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US20010014254A1 (en) * 1997-06-05 2001-08-16 Trinity Industries, Inc., A Delaware Corporation Energy absorbing system for fixed roadside hazards
EP1706544B1 (fr) * 2003-12-09 2010-02-24 Exodyne Technologies, Inc. Systeme de securite attenuateur d'impact
US20080085153A1 (en) * 2004-09-15 2008-04-10 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Crash cushion
WO2018151360A1 (fr) * 2017-02-16 2018-08-23 주식회사 태백 Dispositif d'absorption d'impact de collision de véhicule

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WO2021076767A1 (fr) 2021-04-22
KR20220035513A (ko) 2022-03-22
US20210108383A1 (en) 2021-04-15
AU2020368434B2 (en) 2023-02-02
AU2020368434A1 (en) 2022-04-14
EP4045718A1 (fr) 2022-08-24
CN114364843A (zh) 2022-04-15
JP2022543707A (ja) 2022-10-13
EP4045718C0 (fr) 2025-04-30
KR20230074297A (ko) 2023-05-26
EP4045718B1 (fr) 2025-04-30
US20230160162A1 (en) 2023-05-25
CA3153150C (fr) 2023-06-20

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