Patent ID: 8070197

Claim:
An energy absorption device ( 1 ) for a bumper arrangement of a vehicle comprising: a hollow longitudinal section ( 2 ) having a longitudinal axis ( 7 ) and having a length extending along the longitudinal axis ( 7 ), the hollow longitudinal section ( 2 ) designated for deformation during an energy absorption; a mounting section ( 4 ) defining a mounting plane ( 5 ) of the energy absorption device ( 1 ); and, a rolled-back section ( 3 ) formed between and interconnecting the hollow longitudinal section ( 2 ) and the mounting section ( 4 ), wherein a normal ( 8 ) of the mounting plane ( 5 ) in an initial position prior to the energy absorption is aligned at an oblique angle ( 9 ) to the longitudinal axis ( 7 ) of the hollow longitudinal section ( 2 ).