Crashbox for a bumper system of a motor vehicle

US9663051B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Frank Rabe · Erlangen, DE
• Andreas Schiller · Lippstadt, DE
• Christian Handing · Neviges, DE
• Dariusz Straznikiewicz · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2015
• Grant date: May 30, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R19/24
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a crashbox for a bumper system of a motor vehicle, comprising an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the crashbox is divided in the longitudinal extent thereof into a first length portion and an adjoining second length portion (4), wherein, in the first length portion, a longitudinal plane of the upper wall intersects a central longitudinal plane of the crashbox at an angle Δ1, and a longitudinal plane of the lower wall intersects the central longitudinal plane of the crashbox at an angle Δ2, wherein the following holds true: −5°≦Δ1≦5° and −5°≦Δ2≦5°, and wherein, in the second length portion, a longitudinal plane of the upper wall (1) intersects a longitudinal plane of the lower wall at an angle α.