Motor vehicle with crashbox

US9079552B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9079552-B2
Application numberUS-201213671784-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 8, 2012
Priority dateNov 11, 2011
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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Abstract

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A motor vehicle, in particular passenger motorcar, is provided. The motor vehicle includes a side member, a bumper and a crashbox. The crash box includes a main portion extending between a tip of the side member and the bumper and an anchoring portion pushed into an open end of the side member. A support body extends within the anchoring portion between walls of the anchoring portion located opposite each other.

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What is claimed is: 1. A motor vehicle, comprising: a side member; a bumper; and a crashbox including: a main portion extending between a tip of the side member and the bumper; an anchoring portion pushed into an open end of the side member; and a support body that extends within the anchoring portion between walls of the anchoring portion located opposite each other, the support body comprising: at least one centerpiece aligned transversely to the side member; and a p…

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  • B60R19/34Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9079552B2 cover?
A motor vehicle, in particular passenger motorcar, is provided. The motor vehicle includes a side member, a bumper and a crashbox. The crash box includes a main portion extending between a tip of the side member and the bumper and an anchoring portion pushed into an open end of the side member. A support body extends within the anchoring portion between walls of the anchoring portion located op…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gm Global Tech Operations Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R19/34. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).