摘要 |
A device is described for a motor vehicle for occupant protection during an energy impact acting laterally on the door area of the motor vehicle, a vehicle seat being located on the side of the motor vehicle door ( 2 ) facing away from the energy impact, which provides at least one side-impact member ( 1 ) projecting through the interior of the motor vehicle door ( 2 ). The present invention is distinguished in that the side-impact member ( 1 ) has at least two sections ( 4 ) connected to one another via a joint region ( 3 ) in longitudinal extension, the joint region ( 3 ) has an adjustable flexural resistance, and the flexural resistance of the joint region ( 3 ) is changeable as a function of the energy impact acting on the motor vehicle door ( 2 ).
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