Patent ID: 8448337
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An impact absorber for a motor vehicle, comprising a device for positioning a bumper skin of the motor vehicle during assembling, the bumper skin being intended to be juxtaposed with a door of the motor vehicle, the door being capable of adopting an open position and a closed position on the motor vehicle, wherein the impact absorber further comprises elastic means capable of defining: a first position for the impact absorber when the door is in the open position, and a second position for the impact absorber when the door is in the closed position, during which the elastic means are deformed; and the impact absorber further comprises, on a wall intended to be juxtaposed with the door, a retractable spacing means intended to ensure a minimum clearance between the impact absorber and the door, so as to allow a space to insert a wall of the bumper skin when the impact absorber is fastened permanently to the motor vehicle in the second position.