Patent ID: 7681700

Claim:
An energy absorber system for a motor vehicle provided with side rails and a low structure, the system comprising: a top absorber beam for being disposed in front of the side rails of the motor vehicle, extending substantially horizontally when the system is mounted on the motor vehicle; a bottom absorber beam for being disposed beneath the top absorber beam, extending substantially horizontally, and being secured to bear against extensions of the low structure, when the system is mounted on the motor vehicle; at least two uprights providing a rigid connection between the top and bottom beams, extending substantially vertically between an end of a top absorber beam and an end of a bottom absorber beam, when the system is mounted on the motor vehicle; and a rigid cross-member extending between the side rails and being secured directly to the side rails, the top beam being secured to bear against the cross-member, the rigid cross-member extending along an entire length of the top absorber beam.