Magna Steyr Fährzeugtechnik Ag & Co. Kg

Wilhelm Breitenhuber

Wolfgang Schimpl

Arno Eichberger

Friedrich Pernkopf

Gerhard Schönberger

Deflecting device for an offset frontal collision for motor vehicles, the front end of which motor vehicles has a left and a right longitudinal member (), and the deflecting device being arranged in front of a front wheel () and protecting the front wheel in the event of a collision. In order to reliably bring about an engagement embracing the front wheel () with minimal structural expenditure, the deflecting device is composed of a jib (), which is fastened to the front end of the vehicle, and a shield () which is moveable on said jib () outward transversely with respect to the direction of travel, with the jib () extending in front of the wheel () substantially transversely with respect to the direction of travel and having a guide () for the shield () and a force source () for moving the shield ().

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Klagenfurt, Austria

Wilhelm Breitenhuber