Impact damper for a motor vehicle
US4988081A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2224/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An impact damper or an energy absorbing device having at least two tubes which telescope one into the other and are configured especially for motor vehicles for the dampening of forces on a vehicle which crashes into an obstacle. In the inner space or interior of the impact damper, there may be included at least one dampening fluid which is filled through a filling device; a throttling point; and at least one component which confines the at least one dampening fluid in the inner space.
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