Patent ID: 7766403
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. Underrun protection arrangement for a vehicle having a frame, comprising an impact element arranged in a position that corresponds to an anticipated impact from a force in the event of a collision with another vehicle, and at least one energy-absorbing connecting element which connects the impact element to the frame and which is designed to be compressed in the event of the collision, wherein the connecting element comprises an outer section and an inner section which are telescopically arranged so that displacement of the outer section in relation to the Inner section may occur upon the impact while energy is absorbed, the connecting element also comprising an energy-absorbing unit arranged to be compressed while absorbing energy during the displacement, and wherein, during a collision, the energy-absorbing element is first compressed during telescopic displacement of the outer section in relation to the inner section, after which a compression of the outer section is initiated, after which a compression of the inner section is initiated.