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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Franz Josef Bayer, Winnenden, DE;

Hans Hofele, Steinheim, DE;

Matthias Nohr, Esslingen, DE;

Assignee:

DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
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.


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