Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a metal wire
US7059458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being, for example, a bumper, a steering column or a bonnet of a motor vehicle, the device comprising an actuator that is able to displace a piston and is characterized in that it includes a wire having one end connected to a fixed portion of the vehicle, the actuator, which is secured to the part to be damped, interacting with the wire in order to retard and then stop the part.
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