Vehicle with a deflection device, and deflection device

US9174679B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

• Herbert Klamser · Ditzingen, DE
• Xuan Li · Ditzingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/085
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Front longitudinal members (11) of a vehicle (10) extend forward from a passenger cell (12) and partially bound an engine compartment (13), in which a drive unit (14) is positioned. A deflection device (17) has deflection elements (18) fastened to the front longitudinal members (11) for rotation about vertical axes (24). In the event of a partially overlapping frontal collision with a barrier, the deflection element (18) is rotated by the collision from an inoperative position in which the deflection element extends in the longitudinal direction of the respective front longitudinal member (11), into a collision position where a first portion (19) of the deflection element (18) projects into the engine compartment (13). Thus, a longitudinal pulse from the frontal collision acting toward the passenger cell (12) is at least partially converted by the deflection element (18) into a transverse pulse acting on the drive unit (14).