Patent ID: 7543475

Claim:
A device for simulating a collision of a motor vehicle with a laterally impacting impactor, comprising: a) a seat carriage ( 3 ) which can be displaced in the transverse direction of the vehicle and on which a seat ( 5 ) is mounted, b) a side component carriage ( 10 ) which can be displaced in the transverse direction of the vehicle and on which a side component ( 13 ) of a motor vehicle body is mounted, and c) the impactor ( 20 ) which is intended to act on the side component ( 13 ) and comprises an acceleration device ( 21 ), the seat carriage ( 3 ) and the side component carriage ( 10 ) being displaceable independently of one another, wherein d) the impactor ( 20 ) has an acceleration device ( 21 ) which can carry out both positively and negatively accelerated movements in a controllable fashion, e) an additional impactor ( 30 ) which acts on the seat carriage ( 3 ) is provided, f) further control means ( 15 , 37 ) are provided for accelerating the movement of the seat carriage ( 3 ), and g) a start securing means ( 15 ) and an end stop ( 35 ) for the additional impactor ( 30 ) are provided as control means for influencing the movement of the seat carriage ( 3 ).