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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Stephan Winkler, Graz, AT;
Stephan Winkler, Graz, AT;
Abstract
A method for damage limitation in a partially overlapping frontal collision of two motor vehicles involves a signal indicating the start of a collision or an imminent collision causing the steerable front wheels () to be turned in such a manner that the wheel plane () of the collision-side wheel () intersects the vertical longitudinal central plane () of the vehicle at a point () in front of said vehicle. For this purpose, a connecting element () provides for the rapid build up of pressure in the steering device (-), and, in the event of a collision, the connecting element () acts on the steering device (-) in such a manner that at least the collision-side front wheel () is turned in a positive direction.