Shock-absorbing front-wall for motor vehicles
First Claim
1. A shock-absorbing front wall for motor vehicles, especially passenger motor vehicles, the shock-absorbing front wall includes shock-absorbing means that are permanently deformable as a result of an impact of a vehicle passenger caused by an accident, said shock absorbing means comprising:
- a first shock-absorbing and a second shock-absorbing section, means for independently mounting said first and said second shock-absorbing sections on the front wall of the motor vehicle one above the other in a spaced relationship, said first shock-absorbing section including a first deformation member projecting into the vehicle interior for absorbing the impact energy of at least one impinging body portion of a vehicle passenger, padding means disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface of said first deformation member, said second shock-absorbing section including a second deformation member projecting into the vehicle interior and disposed on the front wall of the vehicle below said first deformation member for absorbing impact energy of at least one other impinging body portion of a vehicle passenger, padding means provided over at least a portion of the outer surface of said second deformation member, said first and said second deformation member each having a different rigidity with the shock-absorbing characteristics of the respective deformation members being matched to the respective body portions impinging thereon, and an inflatable gas cushion means adapted to be automatically inflated in case of an accident mounted on at least one section of said shock-absorbing means.
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Abstract
A shock-absorbing front wall for motor vehicles, especially passenger motor vehicles which includes several sections, arranged one above the other, of padded parts projecting into the vehicle interior and permanently deformable by the impact of a vehicle passenger caused by an accident; these sections which are arranged one above the other thereby possess different rigidities and/or thicknesses of the padding layer matched to the impinging body portions; an inflatable gas cushion may also form part of a respective section.
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20 Claims
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1. A shock-absorbing front wall for motor vehicles, especially passenger motor vehicles, the shock-absorbing front wall includes shock-absorbing means that are permanently deformable as a result of an impact of a vehicle passenger caused by an accident, said shock absorbing means comprising:
- a first shock-absorbing and a second shock-absorbing section, means for independently mounting said first and said second shock-absorbing sections on the front wall of the motor vehicle one above the other in a spaced relationship, said first shock-absorbing section including a first deformation member projecting into the vehicle interior for absorbing the impact energy of at least one impinging body portion of a vehicle passenger, padding means disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface of said first deformation member, said second shock-absorbing section including a second deformation member projecting into the vehicle interior and disposed on the front wall of the vehicle below said first deformation member for absorbing impact energy of at least one other impinging body portion of a vehicle passenger, padding means provided over at least a portion of the outer surface of said second deformation member, said first and said second deformation member each having a different rigidity with the shock-absorbing characteristics of the respective deformation members being matched to the respective body portions impinging thereon, and an inflatable gas cushion means adapted to be automatically inflated in case of an accident mounted on at least one section of said shock-absorbing means.
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