Bonnet structure for automobiles with improved safety characteristics
First Claim
1. Bonnet structure for automobiles with improved safety characteristics, in particular in the case of collisions in road accidents between automobiles and pedestrians, characterised in that it comprises at least one absorbency element (14), placed between an outer or upper surface (10) and an inner or lower surface (11) of said-bonnet.
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Abstract
A bonnet structure for automobiles with improved safety characteristics, in particular in the case of collisions in road accidents between automobiles and pedestrians, comprising at least one absorbency element (14), made for example from expanded polypropylene, expanded polyurethane or in a honey comb, placed between the outer surface (10) and the lower or inner surface (11) of the bonnet; the absorbency element (14) can be fixed through gluing or other mechanical connection means and, moreover, it is possible to foresee placing a material (16) with strong resistance to traction and with zero or almost zero bending moment on at least one of the sides of the absorbency element (14), in order to connect the outer and inner surfaces (10, 11) of the bonnet more firmly and to improve local resistance to breaking of the absorbency element (14).
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- 1. Bonnet structure for automobiles with improved safety characteristics, in particular in the case of collisions in road accidents between automobiles and pedestrians, characterised in that it comprises at least one absorbency element (14), placed between an outer or upper surface (10) and an inner or lower surface (11) of said-bonnet.
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