SUPPORT ELEMENT COMPRISING A DEFORMATION ELEMENT WITH RADIAL DEFORMATION LIMITERS

摘要

A support assembly includes a deformation element for use in a motor vehicle for absorbing kinetic energy in case of an impact. The deformation element can be deformed to a residual block length. The deformation element is connected to a supporting structure and includes a honeycomb matrix body. The honeycomb matrix body of the deformation element is self-supporting and has at least one radial deformation limiter whose axial stiffness is lower than that of the matrix body. This allows using the deformation element without a supporting jacket, so that the properties of the deformation element can be determined independently of those of a jacket.