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US 12,479,396 B2Granted
Energy absorption device with pedestrian protection function for a motor vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorOeztzan Akif
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Abstract
An energy absorption device with a pedestrian protection function for a motor vehicle includes a deformation structure which can be deformed based on pulses at different force levels in a switchable manner. The energy absorption device additionally has a sensor console which is arranged parallel to the deformation structure and which protrudes in the deformation direction beyond the deformation structure in the direction of the vehicle exterior. The sensor console is designed to support a collision detection sensor.
Claims10
A motor vehicle comprising:
- an energy absorption device, having a pedestrian protection function for a motor vehicle, the energy absorption device comprising:
- a deformation structure deformable at different force levels in a switchable manner on an impulse-dependent basis;
- and
- sensor console arranged in a deformation direction in parallel to the deformation structure and protruding in the deformation direction beyond the deformation structure toward a vehicle exterior, wherein the sensor console holds a collision detection sensor;
- wherein the energy absorption device is arranged between an exterior vehicle skin element and a body support element;
- and
- wherein the sensor console extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and the deformation structure is arranged underneath as well as above the sensor console.
4 more elements
The motor vehicle according to 1, wherein
- the sensor console and the deformation structure are attached to a bumper crossmember as the body support element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.