IMPACT-ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

摘要

The invention relates to an impact-absorbing structure (10) for a vehicle, the structure of which comprises at least one side rail (4) intended for supporting a bumper crossbeam (6), said side rail being a hollow profile member arranged according to the longitudinal axis of said vehicle, said impact-absorbing structure including said bumper crossbeam, at least one absorber (7) placed between said side rail and said bumper crossbeam, said absorber being a hollow profile member intended for deforming in the event of an impact, one end (72) of said profile member being intended to be inserted into the open end (5) of said side rail, said end of said profile member being attached to said side rail via transversely arranged attachment means (20a, 20b), and an attachment insert (30) provided with opposing surfaces (35.1 and 35.2). Each of the opposing surfaces of the insert is provided with two transverse recesses (31a and 31b) arranged perpendicular to said opposing surfaces (35.1 and 35.2), intended for engaging with said attachment means, and offset relative to one another both in the longitudinal direction (L) and in the transverse direction (Z) perpendicular to the direction (Y) of the axis of said transverse recesses.