Patent ID: 6416118
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B61D,B62D

Abstract:
In a vehicle having a floor structure including a first end face, a second end face, and a pair of opposed sides extending therebetween wherein a longitudinal beam runs parallel to the side of the floor structure and has an end face, an arrangement for absorption of energy released on impact comprises:a collision component mounted on the floor structure which includes an impact area which extends a distance (a) beyond the end face of the longitudinal beam; an insert having a first side end face connected to the longitudinal beam, a second side end face coupled to the collision component, wherein a force of impact acting on the impact area, while displacing the collision component in the direction of the force of impact, effects a rotational movement of the insert about a predetermined point of rotation (P) in the longitudinal beam and local bending of the longitudinal beam at the point of rotation (P) by some degrees of angle.