Patent ID: 7874601
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A crash box for a vehicle where at least a portion of the crash box ( 11 , 12 ) is positioned above a bumper beam ( 13 ), characterised in that the underside ( 22 ) of the crash box has a profiled cross-section with upper ( 25 , 26 ) and lower ( 24 ) longitudinal portions, said upper ( 25 , 26 ) longitudinal portion of said profiled cross-section of said underside of said crash box having at least one raised profile portion which changes to being a downward-pointing profile portion ( 27 , 28 ) near to the outer end of the crash box, thereby increasing the vertical extent of the crash box, and said underside ( 22 ) has a hat profile with a crown ( 24 ) and side flanges, said hat profile changing to an inverted hat profile near to the outer end of the crash box.