Patent · US Expired

Extruded aluminum bumper

US6712410B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

18References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Conrad M. Kudelko · Livonia, US
Gregory A. Kaepp · Dearborn, US
Peter John Schuster · Scharnhauser Park, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2001
Grant date	Mar 30, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2019/182
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An extruded bumper for a vehicle includes a top face, a bottom face generally opposing the top face, a front face, and a rear face generally opposing the front face. A bumper interior cavity is generally bounded by and defined between the top face, the bottom face, the front face, and the rear face. The bumper interior cavity has at least one partition located therein which is aligned in a longitudinal plane defined by a vehicle rail. The bumper can be extruded along either the x-axis or the z-axis.

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