Impact-Absorbing Structure For A Motor Vehicle

Patent No. EP3077274 (titled "Impact-Absorbing Structure For A Motor Vehicle") was filed by Constellium Singen on Dec 4, 2014. The application was issued on Jan 4, 2023.

Patent Summary

A shock-absorbing structure for a vehicle comprising a spar supporting a bumper beam, with a crash box inserted between the spar and bumper beam. The crash box includes a fixing insert with transverse cavities that cooperate with fixing means to prevent tilting and verticalization during impacts involving lateral forces. The insert is positioned inside the crash box and has opposite faces with transverse cavities that are offset in both longitudinal and transverse directions.

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EP3077274

CONSTELLIUM SINGEN
Application Number
EP14854886A
Filing Date
Dec 4, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Dec 2, 2022
Publication Date
Jan 4, 2023