MOTOR VEHICLE POWER ABSORPTION PART Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B60R19/03 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: motor vehicle power absorption part relates to transportation equipment, particularly, to motor vehicle passive safety devices. The device incorporates bumper (1) made from elasto-plastic material reinforced, over its inner surface, by plastic metal layer (2). Space (3) arranged on the rear of bumper (1) accommodates a power absorbing element resting against plate (5) attached to the vehicle body supporting section (4). The said power absorbing element incorporates ferromagnetic powder (6) filling space (3) and a system of cylindrical permanent magnets (7) supported as a cantilever by the rear of bumper (1). Plate (5) is furnished with a set of through cylinder holes (8) surrounded by through annular grooves (9) with radial crosspieces (10). Plate (5) is furnished with vessel (11) closing the outlet of space (3).

EFFECT: higher power absorption and ruling out repeated strikes.

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