Patent ID: 8820805
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A crash box for an automobile, the crash box comprising: a front plate member connected to a bumper beam; a rear plate member connected to a member of an automobile, wherein the member of the automobile has a first cross section perpendicular to a center line of the automobile; an outer support member connecting the front plate member and the rear plate member to each other, wherein the outer support member includes: an inner support member connecting the front plate member and the rear plate member to each other and positioned adjacent to and outside the outer support member, wherein the inner support member includes: wherein the pair of second horizontal walls of the inner support member are inclined relative to the center line of the automobile in a direction from a rear to a frontal center part of the automobile, wherein the first vertical wall, the pair of first horizontal walls, and the second vertical wall which are associated with together have a second cross section substantially the same as the first cross section where the inner and outer support member are connected to the rear plate member.