Patent ID: 8562043

Claim:
An alignment device for attachment to a mounting support ( 7 ) for vehicle front ends, whereby the alignment device is configured to receive a crash box ( 1 ) that connects the mounting support ( 7 ) to a bumper bracket ( 2 ), whereby the alignment device includes a first abutment element ( 3 ) and a second abutment element ( 4 ), between which the crash box ( 1 ) can be inserted and wherein said first and second abutment elements ( 3 , 4 ) are configured to receive the crash box ( 1 ) between said first and second abutment elements ( 3 , 4 ) causing said first and second, abutment elements ( 3 , 4 ) to rest on opposite sides of the crash box ( 1 ), whereby said first abutment element ( 3 ) is designed such that when receiving the crash box ( 1 ), the first abutment element ( 3 ) presses the crash box ( 1 ) against the second abutment element ( 4 ), wherein said alignment device further includes a stationary holding device ( 5 , 6 ) provided on at least one of the first or second abutment element ( 3 , 4 ), said holding device ( 5 , 6 ) configured for limiting the insertion of the crash box ( 1 ) into the alignment device in an insertion direction (x).