Global Patent Index - EP 2282915 A1

EP 2282915 A1 20110216 - IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE AND FRONT END COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE

Title (en)

IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE AND FRONT END COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE

Title (de)

STOSSDÄMPFER UND FAHRZEUGVORBAU DAMIT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ABSORPTION DE CHOC ET FACE AVANT COMPORTANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 2282915 A1 20110216 (FR)

Application

EP 09749821 A 20090519

Priority

  • EP 2009056047 W 20090519
  • FR 0802776 A 20080522

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009141331A1] The invention relates to an impact absorbing device (10) comprising at least one so-called bumper beam (12) and mounting plates (14-1; 14-2) for mounting the bumper beam (12) to the chassis of a motor vehicle. The bumper beam (12) comprises a central part (16) and ends known as connecting ends (18-1; 18-2). The central part (16) is offset with respect to the connecting ends (18-1; 18-2) and the connecting ends (18-1; 18-2) of the bumper beam (12) are secured to the mounting plates (14-1; 14-2) by added-on connecting means. According to the invention, the device (10) additionally comprises an impact absorber known as a central impact absorber (22) and impact absorbers known as repairable impact absorbers (24-1; 24-2) and the said repairable impact absorbers (24-1; 24-2) are separate from the connecting ends (18-1; 18-2) of the bumper beam (12). The invention also relates to a front end equipped with such an impact absorbing device. Application particularly to the automotive field.

IPC 8 full level

B60R 21/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60R 19/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2019/182 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2019/1866 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009141331A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009141331 A1 20091126; EP 2282915 A1 20110216; FR 2931417 A1 20091127; FR 2931417 B1 20110225; JP 2011520697 A 20110721; US 2011169283 A1 20110714

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009056047 W 20090519; EP 09749821 A 20090519; FR 0802776 A 20080522; JP 2011509954 A 20090519; US 99343909 A 20090519