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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Frank Engels, Drolshagen, DE;
Friedhelm Buning, Drolshagen, DE;
Karl-heinz Baumann, Bondorf, DE;
Klaus Rathje, Hildrizhausen, DE;
Frank Engels, Drolshagen, DE;
Friedhelm Buning, Drolshagen, DE;
Karl-Heinz Baumann, Bondorf, DE;
Klaus Rathje, Hildrizhausen, DE;
ISE Innomotive Systems Europe GmbH, Bergneustadt, DE;
Abstract
The body of passenger motor vehicles comprises, among other things, two longitudinal bearers and a rear end having a rear end middle piece. In order to minimize the extent of repair of damages to the rear end, the invention provides that the rear bumper bending bearer is bolted as a lower module in the area of the rear longitudinal bearer to the body via deformation elements provided for absorbing energy. In order to minimize the complexity of repairs of damages involving a greater extent of deformation to the rear end, the invention additionally provides that the entire rear end middle piece or portions thereof is/are structured as another lower module of the rear end module that can be bolted to the body.