Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a...

Details Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a... Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a...

2006-06-13

2006-06-13

McClellan, James (Department: 3683)

Brakes

Plastic deformation or breakage of retarder element

C188S376000, C267S139000, C293S133000, C293S118000, C293S119000, C280S777000, C089S001140

Reexamination Certificate

active

07059458

ABSTRACT:
A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being, for example, a bumper, a steering column or a bonnet of a motor vehicle, the device comprising an actuator that is able to displace a piston and is characterized in that it includes a wire having one end connected to a fixed portion of the vehicle, the actuator, which is secured to the part to be damped, interacting with the wire in order to retard and then stop the part.

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