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Bumper for a vehicle

US10894521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignees

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG · DE
thyssenkrupp AG · DE

Inventors

Lothar Patberg · Aachen, DE
Clemens Latuske · Düsseldorf, DE
Christina Ehling · Dortmund, DE
Rolf Roettger · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
Martin Kibben · Dinslaken, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 19, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2019/1853
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bumper for a vehicle, including at least one profile, in particular an open profile, from a first material, having at least one ribbed structure formed from ribs from a second material, the ribbed structure being disposed along the profile at least in portions and at least in portions being connected to the profile in a force-fitting, form-fitting and/or materially integral manner in order for the profile to be reinforced. The bumper meets the requirements set in the event of collision loads and can be optimized in terms of load is achieved in that the ribbed structure is formed from fiber-reinforced plastic and has at least one first region and one second region, which differ from one another in terms of at least one property.

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