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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Garnweidner, Lamprechtshausen, AT;
Christian Danninger, Strasswalchen, AT;
Assignee:
Euromotive GesM.b.H., Ranshofen, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/12 ;
Abstract
A device to absorb impact energy between an impacted component and a component to be protected from the effects of the impact (in particular between the bumper bracket ( ) and the frame side rail of a vehicle). The device has a deforming section ( ) to plastically absorb energy (that is between the bumper bracket ( ) and the frame rail), and a hydraulic part to elastically absorb energy. The hydraulic part is before the deforming part ( ) (viewed in direction of impact) inside the frame side rail. With this design, it is possible to have a large plunger diameter for the hydraulic section and an aluminum construction.