Motor vehicle mounts with tunable property based on active material

摘要

A vehicle body tunable property (300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: a support element (302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802); and a fastener (306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806) operatively connected to a leg (304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804) of the support member (302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802); wherein the fastener (306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806) is formed from a first active material configured to provide support for static and dynamic loads during normal operation of the vehicle body and around the leg (304, 406). 404, 504, 604, 704, 804) of the support element (302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802) when exposed to an activation condition, the first active material undergoing a change of a property, if it is exposed to the activation condition during a stress event.