Hybrid energy absorber for automobile bumper
US7533912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1873
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly engaged with an upper surface of the cross beam and a lower extension fixedly engaged with a frontal surface of the cross beam, with the upper extension having a length greater than the lower extension for distributing impact energy in a predetermined manner.
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