Deformation structure and motor vehicle having deformation structure

The deformation structure according to the invention, which can also be referred to as an energy-absorbing structure, has at least a first layer and a second layer, which are arranged at a distance from one another and are displaceable relative to one another in the deformation direction or in the loading direction. The first layer and the second layer have complementary projections and recesses, which are designed in such a way that the projections of the first layer and the recesses of the second layer and the projections of the second layer and the recesses of the first layer can be sunk into each other. The first layer and the second layer are connected to each other by means of a deformation control device in such a way that the projections of the first layer sink into the recesses of the second layer and the projections of the second layer sink into the recesses of the first layer in the event of high pulses in the deformation direction, such that the deformation of the deformation structure in the defo