Patent · US Expired

Bumper reinforcement

US6726261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2003
Grant dateApr 27, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2019/1813
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bumper reinforcement attached to a front or a rear side of a vehicle frame as a strength member comprising: a bumper beam to be supported on the vehicle frame, and a reinforcement member attached to the bumper beam on a forward surface thereof which is upstream with respect to an impact exertion direction, wherein: the reinforcement member has a concave portion of a substantially C-shaped cross section projecting in a downstream direction reverse to the impact exertion direction, the bumper beam has a groove portion extending longitudinally of the reinforcement member on the forward surface to which the reinforcement member is attached, and the reinforcement member and the bumper beam are engaged by joining a bottom surface of the concave portion and a surface of the groove portion.

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