Patent ID: 6482499
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B60J,B60R,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety component for absorbing energy from an impact force wherein said impact force has an impact direction, said safety component comprising:a protective element having an impact face for receiving said impact force and at least one anchoring site that is anchorable to a mounting structure, said anchoring site being movable in a direction that is transverse to said impact direction when said impact face is displaced due to said impact force; and a support element for anchoring said protective element at said anchoring site to said mounting structure, said support element comprising at least one honeycomb section, said honeycomb section comprising a honeycomb having an axial direction, said honeycomb being crushable in said axial direction when said anchoring site moves in said transverse direction when said impact face is displaced due to said impact force, said crushing of said honeycomb in said axial direction providing for absorption of energy from said impact force.