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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/1055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/1055 ;
Abstract
An energy absorber having an essentially air-tight covering which surrounds a filling material and is provided with at least one feed line. In order to improve the absorption characteristics, the feed line is connected to a vacuum source and the energy absorber is coupled with a valve device as well as with a pre-crash sensor system.