<P> The crumple zone concept was invented and patented by the Austrian Mercedes - Benz engineer Béla Barényi originally in 1937 before he worked for Mercedes - Benz and in a more developed form in 1952 . The 1953 Mercedes - Benz `` Ponton '' was a partial implementation of his ideas by having a strong deep platform to form a partial safety cell - patented in 1941 . The Mercedes - Benz patent number 854157 , granted in 1952 , describes the decisive feature of passive safety . Barényi questioned the opinion prevailing until then , that a safe car had to be rigid . He divided the car body into three sections : the rigid non-deforming passenger compartment and the crumple zones in the front and the rear . They are designed to absorb the energy of an impact ( kinetic energy ) by deformation during collision . The first Mercedes - Benz carbody developed using this patent was the 1959 Mercedes W111 `` Tail Fin '' Saloon . The safety cell and crumple zones were achieved primarily by the design of the longitudinal members : these were straight in the centre of the vehicle and formed a rigid safety cage with the body panels , the front and rear supports were curved so they deformed in the event of an accident , absorbing part of the collision energy and preventing the full force of the impact from reaching the occupants . </P>
<P> The crumple zone concept was invented and patented by the Austrian Mercedes - Benz engineer Béla Barényi originally in 1937 before he worked for Mercedes - Benz and in a more developed form in 1952 . The 1953 Mercedes - Benz `` Ponton '' was a partial implementation of his ideas by having a strong deep platform to form a partial safety cell - patented in 1941 . The Mercedes - Benz patent number 854157 , granted in 1952 , describes the decisive feature of passive safety . Barényi questioned the opinion prevailing until then , that a safe car had to be rigid . He divided the car body into three sections : the rigid non-deforming passenger compartment and the crumple zones in the front and the rear . They are designed to absorb the energy of an impact ( kinetic energy ) by deformation during collision . The first Mercedes - Benz carbody developed using this patent was the 1959 Mercedes W111 `` Tail Fin '' Saloon . The safety cell and crumple zones were achieved primarily by the design of the longitudinal members : these were straight in the centre of the vehicle and formed a rigid safety cage with the body panels , the front and rear supports were curved so they deformed in the event of an accident , absorbing part of the collision energy and preventing the full force of the impact from reaching the occupants . </P>
what describes the three impacts of a crash
what describes the three impacts of a crash
crumple zone
crumple zone