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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Thomas Schlusemann, Gottmadingen, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement for absorption of the energy of impact for road or rail bound vehicles contains an elongated insert ( )—in the form of a rigid lever or as part of a lever of length r and featuring two end faces ( ), the first end face ( ) being attached to the long side of a section component ( ) and the second face ( ) coupled via a collision component ( ) to an impact area ( ) projecting out from the section component ( ) in such a manner that a force of impact acting on the impact area ( ), while displacing the collision component ( ) in the direction of the force of impact, effects a rotational movement (D) of the insert ( ) about a predetermined point of rotation (P) in the section component ( ) and local bending of the section component ( ) at the point of rotation (P). As a result of the arrangement according to the invention the section component ( ) is bent out of the direction of the force of impact, so that the force of impact acting on its cross-section causes the section component ( ) to bend in a continuous manner and the force of impact is absorbed.