A safety guard attached to and extending down from a body portion of a vehicle can pivot against a biasing force relative to the body portion if the safety guard engages an animate or inanimate object. In addition, the safety guard is mounted for vertical movement relative to the vehicle body and a support surface for the vehicle, with the vertical movement being selectively performed by an operator of the vehicle or automatically based on sensor inputs used to assess road and/or vehicle operating conditions.

A safety guard attached to and extending down from a body portion of a vehicle can pivot against a biasing force relative to the body portion if the safety guard engages an animate or inanimate object. In addition, the safety guard is mounted for vertical movement relative to the vehicle body and a support surface for the vehicle, with the vertical movement being selectively performed by an operator of the vehicle or automatically based on sensor inputs used to assess road and/or vehicle operating conditions.

An object includes an internal support and an exterior portion coupled to the internal support. A deformation portion includes a top portion and a bottom portion, and a force imparted to a first location of the exterior portion causes the bottom portion of the deformation portion to contact the exterior portion. The contact causes a deformation of the exterior portion that moves a second location of the exterior portion downward relative to the first location.

An object includes an internal support and an exterior portion coupled to the internal support. A deformation portion includes a top portion and a bottom portion, and a force imparted to a first location of the exterior portion causes the bottom portion of the deformation portion to contact the exterior portion. The contact causes a deformation of the exterior portion that moves a second location of the exterior portion downward relative to the first location.

A cargo transport comprising a plurality of wheels, a subframe supported by the plurality of wheels, and an underride guard assembly coupled to the subframe. The subframe comprises a road-side longitudinal rail, a curb-side longitudinal rail, and a plurality of cross beams extending between the road-side longitudinal rail and the curb-side longitudinal rail. The underride guard assembly comprises a plurality of brackets coupled to the plurality of cross beams of the subframe, a plurality of resilient sheets coupled to the subframe, a respective reinforcement rail, and a plurality of bracing assemblies. The resilient sheets include a road-side resilient sheet extending below the road-side longitudinal rail and a curb-side resilient sheet extending below the curb-side longitudinal rail. The respective reinforcement rail is coupled at a lower portion of each of the resilient sheets. The bracing assemblies are coupled to the brackets and the respective reinforcement rail.

A vehicle bumper may include a main bumper having first and second light bar mounting surfaces, a first light bar designed to receive and mount at least one light, and a second light bar designed to receive and mount at least one light. The first light bar may be selectively attachable to the first light bar mounting surface and the second light bar may be selectively attachable to the second light bar mounting surface. The vehicle bumper complies with established safety standards for a vehicle bumper.

A rear protection rod for a vehicle. The rear protection rod comprises a first end and a second end. The rear protection rod is arranged to be attached between a left side and a right side of the vehicle behind and/or below an electric machine mounted on a rear end part of the vehicle. The first end is arranged to be attached to the left side with a first resilient member and the second end is arranged to be attached to the right side with a second resilient member such that the electric machine is protected from rear impacts.

An underride collision protection system for a truck. In one example, a rear bumper brace guard is attached to a truck body and extends a rear bumper toward and connects it to the side edge of the truck. A front panel bracket is also attached to the truck body. A fabric side underride guard panel has a front end and a rear end. The front panel bracket and the rear bumper guard hold the fabric side underride guard panel into place at the front end and rear end respectively. A stretching mechanism pulls the side underride guard panel taut between the front end and the rear end. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

An underride collision protection system for a truck. In one example, a rear bumper brace guard is attached to a truck body and extends a rear bumper toward and connects it to the side edge of the truck. A front panel bracket is also attached to the truck body. A fabric side underride guard panel has a front end and a rear end. The front panel bracket and the rear bumper guard hold the fabric side underride guard panel into place at the front end and rear end respectively. A stretching mechanism pulls the side underride guard panel taut between the front end and the rear end. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

A system, including a pin having a first cylindrical portion defining a first central axis and a second cylindrical portion defining a second central axis that is parallel to and offset from the first central axis, a first plate with a first aperture matching with the cross section of the first cylindrical portion; a second plate with a second aperture matching with the cross section of the second cylindrical portion, the second plate lying against the first plate where the first cylindrical portion of the pin is inserted in the first aperture and includes a first surface that axially abuts against the second plate and wherein the second cylindrical portion of the pin is inserted in the second aperture and includes a second surface that axially abuts against the first plate.