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Vehicle bumper apparatus and crush box thereof

US8844986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2012
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2019/247
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle bumper apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement member formed to have a hollow cross section and including a vehicle interior portion formed to have an open cross section including an opening, and a crush box supporting the bumper reinforcement member to mount the bumper reinforcement member to a side member of a vehicle body, the crush box including a connecting portion arranged at a vehicle exterior portion, the connecting portion closing the opening of the bumper reinforcement member to restrict the opening from being expanded, and a retaining portion protruding from the connecting portion toward an exterior side of a vehicle to retain the bumper reinforcement member.

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