AN ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR ABSORBING ENERGY OF AN OBJECT IN A VEHICLE IN A CRASH SITUATION

The invention is related to an energy absorbing system 2 that is adapted for absorbing energy of an object 1 in a vehicle in a crash situation by decreasing acceleration and force acting on said object 1 in said crash situation, said energy absorbing system 2 comprising at least one plastically deformable energy absorber 8 that is plastically deformable in said crash situation. A mass-dependent self-adjusting mechanism 2a is provided, said mass-dependent self-adjusting mechanism 2a being adapted for adjusting, on the basis of an underlying mass of said object 1, a required compensation force that is to be provided by said energy absorbing system 2 in said crash situation for plastically deforming said at least one plastically deformable, energy absorber 8 in order to decrease said acceleration and force acting on said object 1.