Shock absorbing body

Claim 2

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means and having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that the width of the first hollow spaces is greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 3

A shock absorber as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible belt extends beyond the outer wall of said body to end walls of said body located at the ends of the outer wall.

Claim 4

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means and having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that they end before reaching said support means, come into contact with said support means during a collision in order to delimit the hollow spaces and have the width of the first hollow spaces greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 5

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means and having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that they end before reaching said support means, come into contact with said support means during a collision in order to delimit the hollow spaces and have the width of the first hollow spaces greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 6

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means by wedge shaped regions at the ends of the upper and lower walls, which wedge shaped regions grip corresponding wedge shaped regions on said support means, said deformable body having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that the width of the first hollow spaces is greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 7

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means by wedge shaped regions at the ends of the upper and lower walls, which wedge shaped regions grip corresponding wedge shaped regions on said support means, said deformable body having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that the width of the first hollow spaces is greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 8

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body of semi-hard polyurethane integral foam having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means and having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt of spun glass fabric for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that the width of the first hollow spaces is greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.

Claim 9

A shock absorber for an object to be protected, for example a shock-absorbing automobile bumper, comprising: an elongated plane rigid support means; and an elongated deformable body of semi-hard polyurethane integral foam having outer, upper, lower and side walls connected together to form a box-like structure open on one side, said body being attached to said support means and having a hollow region in its interior which is open toward the support means, the outer wall of said body, which faces said support means, being provided with a flexible high tensile strength belt of spun glass fabric for transmitting shear forces to the material of the deformable body, said deformable body having pairs of walls as part of and extending from its outer wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to said support means, the pairs of walls additionally being attached to said upper and lower walls of the body and dividing the hollow region into first hollow spaces between the pairs of walls and second hollow spaces between the walls of each pair, the walls of each pair of walls being arranged so that the width of the first hollow spaces is greater than the width of the second hollow spaces so that the walls of each pair can brace each other during a collision.