Extending bumper with combined stiffener and method
US6726260B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pre-impact mode of a bumper system is provided by extending a bumper member outwardly and extending a stiffener member downwardly. Both the bumper member and the stiffener member are separately adapted to engage an object. The bumper system includes a bumper member movable between a retracted position and a laterally extended position. A stiffener member is movable between a retracted position and a downwardly extended position. An actuator mechanism is adapted to move the bumper member between the retracted and laterally extended positions and to cause the stiffener member to move between the retracted and downwardly extended positions as a result of moving the bumper member.
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