Daimler Chrysler Ag

Juergen Bair

Friedrich Reiter

Alban Bossenmaier

Georg Bauer

Bernhard Holzapfel

Joerg Hensel

A deformation element in a motor vehicle, especially for a dashboard, comprises at least one deformation body with a honeycomb cross section and encloses a cavity which is open on both sides. The wall of the cross section is closed all the way around, and is deformable to absorb energy and is subjected to an impact in the vicinity of one honeycomb side of the cross section for that purpose. The wall of the deformation body is formed from at least two partial sections connected with one another.

Deformation element for a motor vehicle dashboard and the like

An energy-absorbing deformation profile for a motor vehicle such as a knee protection device for an underside of a center console area has a rigid linkage profile section for fastening the deformation profile on a center console cross member. The linkage profile section is designed so that it can be deformed while absorbing energy.

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Sindelfingen, Germany

Juergen Bair