Impact-Absorbing Cross Member

Abstract

In order to provide an impact-absorbing cross member which is mountable under a bumper unit of a vehicle body on a rear region thereof, wherein the cross member extends in a transverse direction running parallel to the bumper unit and has support elements arranged at the ends for support on side regions of the vehicle body, and wherein the support elements are connected to one another by a central unit of the cross member, which is capable of absorbing a side impact without the central unit being damaged and without the vehicle body also being damaged, it is proposed that side impact elements are provided on both sides of the central unit and are arranged so as to be movable relative thereto and are supported on the support elements of the cross member by means of impact energy absorption elements.

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