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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicants:
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag, Duisburg, DE;
Thyssenkrupp Ag, Essen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg, DE;
ThyssenKrupp AG, Essen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front-end structure includes at least one lower longitudinal member and an absorber which is arranged on an outer side of a vehicle on the at least one lower longitudinal member and, in the event of an impact with a small overlap, provides an energy-absorbing load path into the at least one lower longitudinal member, wherein at least one deformation element is provided which is arranged at least between the absorber and a suspension strut dome and is connected to both thereof in a in a positive, non-positive and/or integrally bonded manner.