PASSENGER CAR ENERGY-ABSORBING BUFFER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B60R19/18 B60R19/36 F16F7/12 

FIELD: transport engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to collision protective devices and it can be used as front and rear bumpers of different passenger cars, minibuses and other vehicles. proposed buffer to be connected to bearing structure of car has common outer sheathing and central and side sections whose support surfaces are connected to each other through connecting energy-absorbing devices with leaf springs. Main energy-absorbing devices are connected to support surfaces of sections being uniformly spaced and including definite number of interconnected absorbing mirror-like members. Each energy-absorbing member is made integral from section of round metal bar and provided with base, bridge and brace arranged in relatively perpendicular planes. Braces of main energy-absorbing devices are arranged horizontally, being connected to plates of movable bases made integral with leaf springs. Braces of main energy-absorbing devices of left-hand and right-hand parts of buffer are pointed to different sides, respectively, in directions from middle to edges of buffer. Buffer is furnished additionally with energy-absorbing devices made in similar manner, connected to bearing structure of car and interacting through braces with rear surface of corresponding side section of buffer.

EFFECT: high energy absorbing capacity and stability of shock absorbing characteristics with possibility of repeated use.

3 cl, 8 dwg