Automotive vehicle bumper assembly
US6179355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1813
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle has a pair of multi-stage crush caps attached to longitudinal ends of generally parallel vehicle body support members, each of the crush caps having an outward facing impact surface. A bumper member is attached to the body support members so as to extend generally laterally therebetween encasing the pair of crush caps and has an upper crush groove, a lower crush groove, and an outward facing crush groove, all extending laterally along the bumper member. The outward facing crush groove has an inner crush initiating surface spaced a predetermined distance from and substantially parallel to the impact surface of each of the crush caps. A bumper fascia is mounted over the bumper member to provide an aesthetic exterior appearance.
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