SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF SECURIFELX WINDSHIELD

An improved windshield with a special, thin, plastic inner surface attached to the inner surface of a three layer windshield similar to those used in the United States minimizes lacerations from occupant impact to the windshield during a collision. The plastic coats the sharp edges of the broken glass preventing or minimizing laceration. It was evaluated by comparing its laceration performance with that of a standard windshield in simulated barrier crashes at velocities up to 65 km/h. No lacerations resulted from impact to the Securiflex windshield at Barrier Equivalent Velocities up to 65 km/h. Substantial laceration resulted at velocities above 20 km/h with the standard windshield.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of 20th Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, October 18-20, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • PATRICK, L M
  • Chou, C C
• Conference:
  • Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 223-244

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Biological materials; Crash tests; Injuries; Laceration; Motor vehicles; Plastics; Prevention; Safety; Simulation; Speed; Testing; Traffic crashes; Traffic speed; Vehicular materials; Windshields
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile materials; Laceration performance; Tissue
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164964
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM