Global Patent Index - EP 1387008 A2

EP 1387008 A2 20040204 - Front impact damper

Title (en)

Front impact damper

Title (de)

Frontaler Pralldämpfer

Title (fr)

Amortisseur de choc frontal

Publication

EP 1387008 A2 20040204 (EN)

Application

EP 03017411 A 20030801

Priority

IT TO20020694 A 20020802

Abstract (en)

A front impact damper (1) having a vertical supporting member (2) secured firmly to the ground, and a number of deformable tubular members (3) fitted vertically inside one another and fixed to the vertical supporting member (2) at a given height off the ground; the deformable tubular members (3) each being defined by a portion of W- or triple-groove-section corrugated sheet metal (4, 7) bent appropriately to form a cylindrical tubular body with a corrugated lateral wall. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E01F 15/14

IPC 8 full level

E01F 15/04 (2006.01); E01F 15/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E01F 15/0438 (2013.01 - EP US); E01F 15/146 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1387008 A2 20040204; EP 1387008 A3 20040609; IT TO20020694 A0 20020802; IT TO20020694 A1 20040203; US 2004114996 A1 20040617

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03017411 A 20030801; IT TO20020694 A 20020802; US 63327403 A 20030801