Bumper arrangement in a vehicle

Claim 2

An arrangement of a bumper means at a vehicle which is yieldingly supported at a support structure of the vehicle, characterized in that at least two shock absorber means extending in prolongation of lateral parts of the support structure and approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the bumper means and the support structure, each of said shock absorber means being secured in two spaced joint means having substantially vertical axes each of said shock absorber means being pivotable about respective ones of said vertical axes and being supported in the vehicle transverse direction between elastic body means.

Claim 3

An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that said elastic body means are rubber elements.

Claim 4

An arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that said rubber elements have approximately parallelogram-like cross-sectional shapes.

Claim 5

An arrangement of a bumper means at a vehicle which is yieldingly supported at a support structure of the vehicle, characterized in that at least two shock absorber means extending in prolongation of lateral parts of the support structure and approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the bumper means and the support structure, said shock absorber means being secured in joint means having substantially vertical axes and being supported in the vehicle transverse direction between elastic body means, and characterized in that the shock absorber means are inserted into recesses of the support structure which are defined by wall portions widening wedge-shaped in the outward direction, the elastic body means abutting at said wall portions.

Claim 6

An arrangement of a bumper means at a vehicle which is yieldingly supported at a support structure of the vehicle, characterized in that at least two shock absorber means extending in prolongation of lateral parts of the support structure and approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the bumper means and the support structure, said shock absorber means being secured in joint means having substantially vertical axes and being supported in the vehicle transverse direction between elastic body means, and characterized in that the shock absorber means are inserted into recesses of the support structure which are defined by wall portions widening wedge-shaped in the outward direction, the elastic body means abutting at said wall portions.

Claim 7

An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic body means are accommodated in housing means surrounding the shock absorber means over at least a part of the length thereof.

Claim 8

An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that said housing means are secured at the bumper means.

Claim 9

An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that said housing means are secured at the support structure.

Claim 10

An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that a housing means together with the elastic body means and a shock absorber means forms a structural unit.

Claim 11

An arrangement according to claim 8, characterized in that the structural unit is detachably secured at the bumper means.

Claim 12

An arrangement according to claim 8, characterized in that the structural unit is detachably secured at the support structure.

Claim 13

An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the housing means is secured at the bumper means whereas the elastic body means surrounded by said housing means engage at a portion of the shock absorber means that is secured at the support structure.

Claim 14

An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that a respective shock absorber means includes a cylinder and a piston rod, a support tube means being provided which surrounds the piston rod and is guided on the cylinder of the shock absorber means.

Claim 15

An arrangement according to claim 12, characterized in that the support tube means is mounted at the bumper means, said support tube means being guided in the elastic body means which are secured at the support structure.

Claim 16

An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the housing means forms at least a part of a joint means for the shock absorber means.

Claim 17

An arrangement according to claim 14, characterized in that the joint means connecting one of the two parts consisting of bumper means and support structure with the shock absorber means engages approximately centrally at its shock absorber cylinder which is laterally supported by the elastic body means.

Claim 18

An arrangement according to claim 15, characterized in that said last-mentioned joint means connects the bumper means with the shock absorber means.

Claim 19

An arrangement according to claim 15, characterized in that said last-mentioned joint means connects the support structure with the shock absorber means.

Claim 20

An arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that a respective shock absorber means includes a cylinder and a piston rod, a support tube means being provided which surrounds the piston rod and is guided on the cylinder of the shock absorber means.

Claim 21

An arrangement of a bumper means at a vehicle which is yieldingly supported at a support structure of the vehicle, characterized in that at least two shock absorber means extending in prolongation of lateral parts of the support structure and approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the bumper means and the support structure, said shock absorber means being secured in joint means having substantially vertical axes and being supported in the vehicle transverse direction between elastic body means, and characterized in that a support tube means surrounding a respective shock absorber means is mounted at the bumper means, said support tube means being fixed to the elastic body means which are secured at the support structure.

Claim 22

An arrangement of a bumper means at a vehicle which is yieldingly supported at a support structure of the vehicle, characterized in that at least two shock absorber means extending in prolongation of lateral parts of the support structure and approximately in the vehicle longitudinal direction are arranged between the bumper means and the support structure, said shock absorber means being secured in joint means having substantially vertical axes and being supported in the vehicle transverse direction between elastic body means, and characterized in that a support tube means surrounding a respective shock absorber means is mounted at the bumper means, said support tube means being fixed to the elastic body means which are secured at the support structure.

Claim 23

An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the joint means connecting one of the two parts consisting of bumper means and support structure with the shock absorber means engages approximately centrally at its shock absorber cylinder which is laterally supported by the elastic body means.

Claim 24

An arrangement for supporting a bumper means at a relatively fixed support structure of a vehicle; said arrangement comprising: a shock absorber means extending approximately in the longitudinal direction of said fixed support structure, first joint means for connecting said shock absorber means to said bumper means such that said shock absorber means is pivotable about a first joint vertical axis and is restrained from pivoting about other than said first joint vertical axis at said bumper means, second joint means for connecting said shock absorber means to said support structure such that said shock absorber means is pivotable about a second joint vertical axis and is restrained from pivoting about other than said second joint vertical axis at said support structure, said first and second joint means being spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction, and elastic body means intermediate the ends of said shock absorber means for elastically supporting said shock absorber means in the transverse direction.

Claim 25

An arrangement for supporting a bumper means at a relatively fixed support structure of a vehicle; said arrangement comprising: a shock absorber means extending approximately in the longitudinal direction of said fixed support structure, first joint means for connecting said shock absorber means to said bumper means such that said shock absorber means is pivotable about a first joint vertical axis and is restrained from pivoting about other than said first joint vertical axis at said bumper means, second joint means for connecting said shock absorber means to said support structure such that said shock absorber means is pivotable about a second joint vertical axis and is restrained from pivoting about other than said second joint vertical axis at said support structure, said first and second joint means being spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction, and elastic body means intermediate the ends of said shock absorber means for elastically supporting said shock absorber means in the transverse direction.

Claim 26

An arrangement according to claim 21, wherein said shock absorber means are constructed such that the respective portions thereof between the first and second joint means are movable with respect to one another only along the line connecting said joint means.

Claim 27

An arrangement according to claim 22, further comprising a second shock absorber means spaced laterally from said first mentioned shock absorber means and connected between said bumper means and said support structure in a similar manner as is said first mentioned shock absorber means.

Claim 28

An arrangement according to claim 22, wherein said shock abSorber means is inserted into a recess of said support structure which is defined by wall portions widening in the direction toward said bumper means, and wherein the elastic body means abut at said wall portions.

Claim 29

An arrangement according to claim 22, wherein a support tube means surrounding said shock absorber means is mounted at the bumper means, and wherein said elastic body means abuttingly engages both said support structure and said support tube means.

Claim 30

An arrangement according to claim 25, wherein said support tube means is of polygonal cross-section and includes horizontally disposed sides in sliding guiding engagement with said support structure.

Claim 31

An arrangement according to claim 22, wherein said elastic body means are housed in housing means detachably connectible with one of said support structure and said bumper means.

Claim 32

An arrangement according to claim 27, wherein said housing means are detachably connectible with said bumper means.

Claim 33

An arrangement according to claim 27, wherein said housing means are detachably connectible with said support structure.

Claim 34

An arrangement according to claim 27, wherein said elastic body means is fixed to an inside wall surface of said housing means and to an outer wall portion of a cylinder of said shock absorber means.

Claim 35

An arrangement according to claim 22, wherein one of said first and second joint means is positioned intermediate the ends of the shock absorber means, and wherein said elastic body means engages said shock absorber means at positions spaced outwardly of said one of said first and second joint means in a direction opposite the other of said first and second joint means.