Bumper assembly with extension panel
US5688006A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1886
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rear bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided, which includes a bumper bar, an energy absorbing mechanism, a bumper cover overlying the energy absorbing mechanism of the bumper bar, and a rigid extension panel secured to the vehicle body and positioned to present an abutting surface to a stop surface formed on the bumper cover at a position intermediate of a vertically extending part of the vehicle body and essentially coplanar with it to prevent contact between the bumper cover and the vertically extending portion of the vehicle body during impact-induced compression.
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