SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE

摘要

According to the invention, the front structure (1) of the front end of a vehicle is designed with the aid of pressure-relieving tensile elements (2) in such a way that conflicting stiffness requirements, i.e. requirements concerning assembly and operating safety on one hand and requirements regarding the protection of pedestrians on the other, can be met. By providing a tensile element that yields to pressure applied in a vertical direction it is possible to design a front structure which is rigid in case of tensile load while the same component is designed in a very soft manner in the opposite direction, i.e. when being subjected to pressure.