Patent ID: 7905366

Claim:
An energy dissipation device for a multi-member vehicle, comprising a first end plate, a second end plate and an energy dissipation element in the form of a hollow body extending in the longitudinal direction of the energy dissipation device and arranged between the first and second end plates, wherein the energy dissipation element configured as a hollow body exhibits a canted profile, wherein the energy dissipation element further comprises a response trigger in the form of a fold/bulge area extending peripherally at least partly around the periphery of the hollow body, wherein the energy dissipation device further comprises at least one tractive force-transferring element which connects the first end plate with the second end plate and is designed to transfer tractive forces in the longitudinal direction of the energy dissipation device, wherein the line of action for the tractive force transferred over the at least one tractive force-transferring element runs completely through the interior of said tractive force-transferring element, wherein at least one edge of the energy dissipation element configured as a hollow body exhibits a recess which is at least partly situated in the fold/bulge area, and wherein the first end plate is configured as a first joint plate via which the energy dissipation device is detachably attachable to the main frame of a vehicle body of a multi-member vehicle.