Patent ID: 8910761

Claim:
A device for the adaptive degradation of collision energy, comprising: a deformation element configured to carry out a first motion in one direction for the adaptive degradation of the collision energy, and configured to undergo tapering while carrying out the first motion; a plurality of die plates consecutively situated along the direction of the first motion, each of the die plates having a respective opening through which the deformation element may be driven for adjusting the tapering of the deformation element; and an actuator system configured to adjust the tapering for the adaptive degradation as a function of a control signal, wherein the actuator system includes at least one slider that is configured for a second motion parallel to the direction of the first motion to adjust the tapering via the second motion, and as a result of the second motion, the actuator system is able to hold a quantity of the die plates, and the quantity of the die plates held by the actuator system being a function of the control signal, the respective openings of each of the quantity of the die plates held by the actuator system causing tapering of the deformation element.