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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Heiko Freienstein, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Kai Weeber, Heimsheim, DE;
Markus Koenning, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An energy absorber for a vehicle is described, which includes a sensor integrated into the energy absorber, which is designed to detect an impact magnitude acting on the energy absorber and to provide information about the impact magnitude. Furthermore, the energy absorber includes at least one setting element, which is designed to set a stiffness of the energy absorber in response to the information about the impact magnitude.