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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hansjurgen Scholz, Echterdingen, DE;
Hans-Gerd Backhaus, Stuttgart, DE;
Luigi Brambilla, Boblingen, DE;
Assignee:
Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280740 ; 188 / ; 280751 ;
Abstract
An impact absorbing device constructed as a hollow body member and extending in a vehicle transverse direction within in an impact area of knees of a driver and co-driver of a motor vehicle. The impact absorbing device has an impact engaging surface facing the knees, with the surface having a rounded-off cross sectional profile and vertically extending corrugations so that the member yields only locally upon engagement by the knees.