Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff Gmbh

Plastal Gmbh

Faurecia Exteriors Gmbh

Erwin Wachter

Dimitar Danev

Klaus Pfister

Andrea Kunz

Manfred Wurfel

Ren&eacute; Wild

Manfred Würfel

The invention relates to a rear crash element for the rear bumper of a motor vehicle in the area of the number plate recess, having an impact element seated on the crossbeam of the motor vehicle, behind which, with respect to the driving direction of the motor vehicle, a shock absorbing element is arranged. The shock absorbing element is arranged behind the bumper cladding and is covered by a plastic covering, such as a horn cladding or the like. Because the impact element is a plastic part with a large surface area which fills out approximately the entire height of the number plate recess and borders the bumper cladding, preferably over a gap, and the shock absorbing element is seated from the outside on the front side of the bumper cladding flush to the impact element, a breakthrough for the impact element on the bumper cladding is not a consideration, and the impact surface of the impact element to the crossbeam and to the bumper cladding is enlarged such that the energy applied to the bumper is better absorbed.

Crash element

An air-directing component () of a motor vehicle has an installation surface () that bears against an outer side () of the front end () of the motor vehicle. Hook-shaped projections () protrude from the installation surface () and have dimensions which are matched to dimensions of the recesses () in the front end () in such a manner that be pushed into recesses () of a body front end () of the motor vehicle. Each projection () reaches through the recess () and engages behind an edge () of the recess () on an inner side () of the front end (). The shape and arrangement of the projections () permit the projections () to be pushed transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle into the recesses ().

Air-directing component and body front end of a motor vehicle

Mounting for a component of small dimensions

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Ellingen-Stopfenheim, Germany

Erwin Wachter