Patent ID: 8733823
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bumper system for a motor vehicle, comprising: a bumper cross member arranged transversely to a travel direction and having two attachment zones for connection to two longitudinal members arranged in parallel relationship to the travel direction, said bumper cross member having a center portion extending between the attachment zones and two end zones to close off the bumper cross member to vehicle sides; a deformation element arranged behind each of the end zones and constructed to support in the event of a head-on collision with slight overlap the end zone which undergoes a buckling as a result of the head-on collision; and at least one belt element having ends secured to at least one of the longitudinal members and at least partly surrounding a circumference of the deformation element so as to maintain integrity of the deformation element in the event of the head-on collision as the deformation element is compressed.