US 10,369,958 B2 · Deformation element for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle comprising a deformation element of said type

Abstract

To improve the safety of passengers of a motor vehicle and road users in the case of a head-on collision, a deformation element is provided and includes a crossmember holder for mounting to a crossmember and a bumper plate that can be positioned next to a bumper of a motor vehicle. The deformation element is characterized in that a centrifugal force-operated release element for adjusting and locking the distance of the crossmember holder from the bumper plate is provided between the bumper plate and the crossmember holder. A first distance of the bumper plate from the crossmember holder, starting from a normal position, is greater in a first position than a distance in a second position.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A deformation element for a motor vehicle having a crossmember and a bumper, the deformation element comprising:

a crossmember holder configured for mounting to the crossmember of the motor vehicle;
a bumper plate positionable next to the bumper of the motor vehicle;
a centrifugal-force-activated release element that adjusts a distance between the crossmember holder and the bumper plate using a centrifugal lever of the centrifugal-force-activated release element which centrifugal lever is configured to be activatable by centrifugal force applied to the centrifugal lever, the centrifugal-force-activated release element being arranged between the bumper plate and the crossmember holder, wherein
a first distance between the bumper plate and the crossmember holder, starting from a normal position, in a first position is greater than a distance in a second position.

1 more element

A motor vehicle, comprising:

a crossmember;
a bumper;
a deformation element, wherein the deformation element comprises:
a crossmember holder configured for mounting to the crossmember of the motor vehicle;
a bumper plate positionable next to the bumper of the motor vehicle;
a centrifugal-force-activated release element that adjusts a distance between the crossmember holder and the bumper plate using a centrifugal lever of the centrifugal-force-activated release element which centrifugal lever is configured to be activatable by centrifugal force applied to the centrifugal lever, the centrifugal-force-activated release element being arranged between the bumper plate and the crossmember holder, wherein
a first distance between the bumper plate and the crossmember holder, starting from a normal position, in a first position is greater than a distance in a second position.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/852,085Filed 22 Dec 2017 · continuation

Priority

DE 10 2015 211 97926 Jun 2015

Published

US 2018/0118155 A13 May 2018

Granted

6 Aug 2019

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

B60R 21/34
Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic…
B60R 19/18
Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects: characterised by…
B60R 19/34
Comprising yieldable mounting means: destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type
B60R 19/36
Comprising yieldable mounting means: combinations of yieldable mounting means of different types

Deformation element for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle comprising a deformation element of said type

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Deformation element for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle comprising a deformation element of said type

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Abstract

Claims14