Vehicle bumper structure
US8485574B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1873
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle bumper structure includes a bumper beam and an absorber. The bumper beam includes an upper absorber support surface and an upper reinforcing rib. The upper reinforcing rib includes an upper rib body portion and a pair of right and left upper rib bend portions extending from right and left ends of the upper rib body portion so as to bend toward a vehicle inner side. The absorber includes an absorber body, a pair of right and left upper absorber support legs extending from the absorber body across the upper reinforcing rib, and a pair of right and left contact portions extending outward in a vehicle width direction from the upper absorber support legs so as to be in contact with the right and left upper rib bend portions from the vehicle inner side.
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