Front-end structure
AssigneesThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, thyssenkrupp AG
InventorsAxel Grüneklee, Martin Kibben, Markus Zörnack
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Abstract
A front-end structure includes at least one lower longitudinal member and an absorber which is arranged on an outer side of a vehicle on the at least one lower longitudinal member and, in the event of an impact with a small overlap, provides an energy-absorbing load path into the at least one lower longitudinal member, wherein at least one deformation element is provided which is arranged at least between the absorber and a suspension strut dome and is connected to both thereof in a in a positive, non-positive and/or integrally bonded manner.
Claims6
A front-end structure for a vehicle, comprising at least one lower longitudinal member and a wedge-shaped absorber which is connected to a front region of the at least one lower longitudinal member and, wherein at least one deformation element is arranged between the absorber and a suspension strut dome and is connected to the absorber and the suspension strut dome, wherein, in the event of a vehicle impact, the deformation element converts part of vehicle impact energy by controlled deformation of the deformation element, wherein the deformation element is arranged at least in a direction of travel and is connected in a front region of the absorber and closes an open structure of the absorber in the direction of travel.
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