Granted Patent B2

US 12,654,522 · App. 18/425,711 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Frank Bladeck (Ribbesbuettel, DE); Rogier Bulsink (Meine, DE); Michael Espich (Velpke, DE); Manuel Hentrich (Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, DE); Jens Kupke (Sassenburg, DE); Gunnar Peters (Wolfsburg, DE); Stefan Weber (Braunschweig, DE)

Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

B60J5/0461B60J5/0429B60R21/02B60R2021/0006B60R2021/0053B60R2021/0246

Abstract

Claims (13)

1 . A safety device for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle that comprises a door that is movably arranged at a body of the vehicle, the safety device comprising:

a crash bolt that protrudes laterally from the body at a retaining section, in a direction of the door, the crash bolt being fastened to the body;

a recess that is provided at the door and designed to partly accommodate the crash bolt; and

a crash element that extends at least essentially over a length of the door, is arranged at the door, the crash element being supported at a first end thereof having the recess, on a retaining section of the body in an event of a side collision.

2 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein a trim part that conceals the crash bolt and is penetrable by the crash bolt during a side collision is situated at the body so that the crash bolt passes into the recess.

3 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein an interior trim part is arranged at the door and conceals the crash element and is penetrable by the crash bolt during a side collision, so that the crash bolt passes into the recess.

4 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the trim part, at least in the retaining section, extends at least essentially parallel to the interior trim part of the door.

5 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the crash bolt has a cutting edge, facing the door, for cutting the trim element and/or the interior trim part during a side collision.

6 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the crash bolt is arranged at or near a vehicle pillar.

7 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the door is swivelably supported on a first vehicle pillar, and the crash bolt is arranged at a second vehicle pillar of the vehicle neighboring the first vehicle pillar.

8 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the crash bolt is arranged at the transition of the vehicle pillar to a side member.

9 . The safety device according to claim 1 , wherein the crash element is oriented at an angle to the side member.

10 . A vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, that comprises the safety device according to claim 1 .

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