Patent ID: 8172025
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60R,F16F

Abstract:
1. A safety device for a motor vehicle, comprising: a deformation element arranged between a bumper beam and a side rail and moving into the side rail in the event of an impact, said deformation element being configured in the form of an evertable tubular member having a side-rail-proximal rear end provided with an abutment ring; and an actuator operatively connected to the deformation element and constructed to release a displacement of the deformation element into the side rail in a predefined speed range by liberating the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in a release position, and to block the displacement of the deformation element into the side rail, when the speed range is exceeded or a speed is below the speed range, by locking the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in an engagement position.