SHOCK ABSORBER DEVICE FOR FRONT OR REAR STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE

The invention relates to a shock-absorbing device (1) for a front or rear structure of a motor vehicle comprising a bumper beam (3) to the ends of which shock absorbers (5) are fixed, remarkable in that the said bumper beam (3) has a height less than that of the shock absorbers (5).