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Deflector device for partially overlapping frontal collision of motor vehicles

US7926847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co KG · AT

Inventors

Thomas Auer · Metnitz, AT
Wolfgang Schimpl · Gratwein-Straßengel, AT
Adolf Ornig · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2007
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/0023
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A deflector device for motor vehicles, the front part of the chassis which comprises a left-hand and right-hand longitudinal beam, arranged before a front wheel and configured by a deflector that projects from the longitudinal beam in a substantially horizontal manner and backward at an angle to protect said front wheel in the case of a collision. The deflector device prevents the vehicles from being caught and being pushed off the road in the event of a partially overlapping frontal collision. The deflector device comprises a deflection element which can be longitudinally displaced from a rest position to an operational position, said deflection element consisting of a slider guided on or in the deflector and a forward-facing shoulder.

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