Bumper

US5785367A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

• Karl-Heinz Baumann · Viernheim, DE
• Andreas Otto · Fürth, DE
• Klaus Rathje · Hildrizhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 1996
• Grant date: Jul 28, 1998
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2019/182
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a bumper for a vehicle body having two side members (11, 12), said bumper consisting of a bumper bracket (13) extending over the width of the body, with two deformation members (14, 15) projecting at right angles from the back at a distance from one another, said members being integral with bumper bracket (13) and being connectable by bolt connections (20) with side members (11, 12). The deformation members (14, 15) are more resistant to deformation than bumper bracket (13), so that they deform to absorb additional energy only when the ability of bumper bracket (13) to deform is exhausted.