防撞緩衝區
防撞緩衝區，又名潰縮區，是設置於汽車車頭的安全性結構，於撞車時可以吸收部分的衝力，達到保護駕駛者與乘客的效果[1][2][3][4]。此概念最初由匈牙利裔工程師貝拉·巴雷尼於1937年發明並獲得專利，之後他為梅賽德斯-奔馳工作，並於1952年完善其設計[5]。1953年出廠的梅賽德斯-奔馳Ponton是首部搭配防撞緩衝區技術的汽車[5]。
參考
編輯- ^ Paul Dvorak. Will the crash zone crumple? FEA tells. Machine Design. 2003-11-06 [2016-07-17]. （原始內容存檔於2013-03-18）.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. How Crumple Zones Work - Design Compromises. HowStuffWorks. System1. 2008-08-11 [2016-07-17].
- ^ Physics in the Crumple Zone | Plastics Helps Save Lives. Plastics-car.com. [2016-07-17].
- ^ Investigating how crumple zones incorporated into modern trains make them much safer in collisions (PDF). [2016-07-17]. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2007-03-06）.
- ^ 5.0 5.1 The crumple zone man – AutoSpeed
外部連結
編輯- Before and after crash between 1959 Bel Air and 2009 Malibu
- Crumple Zones in Automobiles
- Crumple Zones (How Do Crumple Zones Work)
- Have crash tests ever used live (or dead) human occupants? - Howstuffworks.com
- How Crash Testing Works - Howstuffworks.com
- Why is it still necessary to crash test vehicles? - Howstuffworks.com
- BBC News - How the dead have helped the living
- How Force, Power, Torque and Energy Work - Howstuffworks.com
- Béla Barényi – a history of safety - Mercedes-Benz original
- The fundamental dynamics of violence in car crashes. The physics. The engineering. John Cadogan of autoexpert.com.au
- Crash Engineering and Safety Design - engineeringclicks.com
- Patent No. 854157 Original 'crumple zone' patent documents (in German)