Patent ID: 7494166

Claim:
A protective structure for a vehicle, comprising at least one crosspiece ( 2 ) externally lined by a bumper strip ( 3 ) and attached to a pair of longitudinal side-rails ( 4 , 4 ′) of the chassis of said vehicle by means of a pair of sacrificial elements ( 5 , 5 ′), a bottom wall ( 8 ), on which said sacrificial elements are positioned, fixed on a head of said rails, a shaped bottom portion ( 7 ) fixed to said side-rails and associated to said bottom wall ( 8 ) wherein said bottom wall ( 8 ) having a reinforced area realized by means of slanting surfaces ( 91 , 91 ′) of said bottom portion ( 7 ) said structure comprising at least one absorption element situated in a space defined by the crosspiece and the sacrificial elements, said at least one absorption element has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface is fixed to said bottom wall ( 8 ) said at least one absorption element is positioned between the two side rails in correspondence with said reinforcing area of said bottom wall.