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US 9,039,071 B2Granted
Device for absorbing mechanical energy for motor vehicles
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorChristoph Wezel
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AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorChristoph Wezel
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A device (1) for absorbing mechanical energy for motor vehicles, wherein the device (1) has a honeycomb-like cavity structure (2) and is arranged between a first body section (3) and a second body section (4). In order that, in the event of a crash, the body sections (3, 4) are not displaced relative to one another, the device (1) can be deformed during the absorption of mechanical energy, wherein the deformation generates a force-fitting connection between the two body sections (3, 4). The device has a centre of rotation (12) about which the device (1) can be deformed in a rotational manner during a deformation, such that a force-fitting connection is generated between the two body sections (3, 4).
A device (1) for absorbing mechanical energy for motor vehicles, wherein the device (1) has a honeycomb-like cavity structure (2) and is arranged between a first body section (3) and a second body section (4), wherein the device (1) can be deformed during the absorption of mechanical energy, wherein the deformation generates a force-fitting connection between the two body sections (3, 4), wherein, on the device (1), there is formed a lug (5) whose cross section has a honeycomb-like cavity and which interacts with a projection (6) on the first body section (3) such that, during a deformation of the device (1), the projection (6) is at least partially surrounded by the deformed lug (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.