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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2002
Yves Heranney, Montbeliard, FR;
Faurecia Industries, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Device for absorbing impact energy for a door of a motor vehicle, the door being in the form of a hollow box in which is arranged a glass panel ( ) capable of sliding between a lowered position and a raised position, the absorbing device ( ) being arranged in a lower region of the box and comprising two shock-absorbing blocks ( ) defining a passageway for the glass panel ( ) therebetween. The device comprises movable members ( ) for mechanical connection which are arranged between the shock-absorbing blocks ( ), the members ( ) each assuming an active position, in the absence of the glass panel, in which they ensure mechanical continuity between the blocks ( ) and constitute a supplementary component for absorbing impact energy, and moving out of the way to assume an inactive position when the glass panel passes through.