Energy absorber device having a parallelepiped shape for absorbing impacts to a vehicle
US6158356A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61G11/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An energy absorber device for use in vehicles, in particular railroad vehicles, is of generally parallelepipedal shape and can be inserted between a driver's cab and a coach-body. The larger opposite faces of the parallelepiped are disposed in a plane formed by the rear face of the driver's cab and in a plane formed by the front face of the coach-body, respectively.
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