SAFETY BUMPER COMPRISING ENERGY-ABSORBING ELEMENT CONTROLLED BY IMPACT SENSOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bumper system satisfying conditions of EEVC guidelines. SOLUTION: The invention relates to a safety bumper for a motor vehicle, notably a private motor vehicle, comprising a bumper base part (4) with a bumper bar (5) which is connected to a cross-bar (10) of the vehicle by way of an attachment (11), notably an energy-absorbing module (11). Above the attachment (11) and/or below it, energy-absorbing elements (9; 32, 33, 41; 52, 60) or (17, 20; 38, 46; 64) are fixed which can be controlled by an impact sensor (6) and after actuation by the impact sensor (6) form a continuous contour with the front side of the bumper base part (4) above or below the bumper base part (4). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT