Impact-absorbing element for a vehicle and methods of producing the same
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1. An impact absorber for a vehicle comprising:
- a body comprising a thermoplastic polymer material;
an elongate reinforcing structure provided in the body and comprising a number of metal reinforcing cords extending substantially parallel and a number of positioners arranged between the cords for holding the metal reinforcing cords substantially mutually parallel before and during the manufacturing process; and
a plurality of anchors arranged on the elongate reinforcing structure for further anchoring of the reinforcing structure in the body, wherein the anchors are anchoring buckles;
wherein at least one anchoring buckle is arranged to fixedly clamp the reinforcing structure therein, and provides anchoring for mounting the impact absorber on the vehicle; and
wherein the anchoring buckles comprise rigid plates.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an impact-absorbing element for a vehicle, in particular a car, comprising: a body comprising a thermoplastic polymer material; an elongate reinforcing structure provided in the body and comprising a number of metal reinforcing cords extending substantially parallel and a number of positioning elements arranged between the cords for holding the metal reinforcing cords substantially mutually parallel before and during the manufacturing process. The positioning elements ensure that the cords remain correctly positioned before, during and after the manufacturing process despite the forces occurring in the manufacturing process.
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1. An impact absorber for a vehicle comprising:
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a body comprising a thermoplastic polymer material; an elongate reinforcing structure provided in the body and comprising a number of metal reinforcing cords extending substantially parallel and a number of positioners arranged between the cords for holding the metal reinforcing cords substantially mutually parallel before and during the manufacturing process; and a plurality of anchors arranged on the elongate reinforcing structure for further anchoring of the reinforcing structure in the body, wherein the anchors are anchoring buckles; wherein at least one anchoring buckle is arranged to fixedly clamp the reinforcing structure therein, and provides anchoring for mounting the impact absorber on the vehicle; and wherein the anchoring buckles comprise rigid plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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7. The absorber of 6, wherein the reinforcing cords are constructed from two or more metal strands and wherein the glass fibers of said random fiber structure have dimensions such that they are anchored between successive strands of the metal cords.
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