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Impact beam for an underrun protection arrangement

A technology of protective equipment and anti-collision beams, which is applied in the field of heavy-duty trucks and underrun protection equipment, and can solve the problems of vehicle occupant injuries and other issues

Active Publication Date: 2014-08-20
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
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This could cause the front of the truck to penetrate the passenger compartment of the passenger vehicle with significant force, potentially causing serious injury to the vehicle occupants

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[0027] The present invention relates to a front underrun protection (FUP) device intended especially, but not exclusively, for trucks with a high ground clearance. figure 1 is a somewhat simplified side view showing a truck 10 provided with a device according to the invention. Also shown is a passenger car 11 . The FUP is designed to prevent the passenger car from being wedged between the truck and the road, which could result in serious injury to the occupants of the passenger car 11 . figure 1 The FUP device shown corresponds substantially to the FUP device described in WO02 / 081264.

[0028] The truck 10 is of conventional construction having a frame which in turn includes two longitudinal frame members, figure 1 Only one of the frame members 12 can be seen in the figure. Each frame member 12 extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the truck 10 up to the front of the truck 10 . The FUP device comprises two front brackets 13 fixed to the front of the respec...

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The invention relates to an impact beam (18, 18c, 28) for a vehicle underrun protection arrangement, having a length substantially corresponding to the width of said vehicle (10) and a height allowing the beam to function as an underrun protection barrier when mounted to a vehicle. For this purpose the impact beam comprises support surfaces (32) for mounting the beam (18, 18c, 28) rigidly to the vehicle (10), characterized in that said support surfaces (32) are arranged in three dimensions adapted to cooperate with corresponding three dimensional surfaces (25, 26) on the vehicle in a rigid form lock.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a crash beam according to the preamble of claim 1 and an underrun protection device according to the preamble of claim 9 . [0002] The main application of the invention is heavy trucks, especially for preventing the passenger car from getting under the truck in the event of a frontal collision between the truck and the passenger car. Background technique [0003] Today, large motor vehicles such as trucks are designed with a relatively high ground clearance. The main reason for this is, for example, the need to be able to use the vehicle while driving on uneven road surfaces. [0004] However, the fact that trucks have a relatively high ground clearance poses a road safety risk. This is due to the fact that, in a possible frontal collision between a truck and a passenger car, there is a front of the passenger car that digs under the front of the truck and thus becomes wedged between the road and the front of the truck. side...

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IPC IPC(8): B60R19/56
CPCB60R19/56
Inventor 约根·瑞登
Owner VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB