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Bumper assemblies with independently aligned garnishes and reflectors

Patent Number: 8109546
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Shen, Mingher Fred; Schelberg, David William

A bumper assembly for a vehicle may include a bumper cover with a garnish ring and a reflector disposed therein. The garnish ring may include a garnish connector and a reflector bracket that includes a reflector connection hole. The bumper cover may include a receptacle that includes a garnish bracket with a clearance hole and a connector opening that corresponds to the garnish connector. When the garnish ring is positioned in the receptacle, the garnish connector may be received in the ...

Shock absorbing member

Patent Number: 8104805
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Mitsuyama, Soshi; Suzuki, Hiroaki; Toyoguchi, Yasuhiro

An object of the invention is to provide a shock absorbing member enabled to reduce stress applied at the moment of impact to each part serving as an attaching portion. The shock absorbing member 10A includes a pressure receiving wall portion 11A to be pressed at the moment of impact, a side wall portion 21A formed on one end portion side in a direction H perpendicular to a longitudinal direction L of the pressure receiving wall portion 11A to extend along the ...

Automobile safety bumper assembly

Patent Number: 8104804
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Mani, Ayyakannu

A safety automobile bumper assembly includes energy absorbers interposed between a fascia and bumper beam comprised of a strip of deformable material formed with a loop with opposite curved ends deformed by relative movement of the fascia and bumper beam in an impact. Additional curved strip positions are provided by one or more additional loops or by one or more inner webs to increase energy absorbing ...

Bumper system for a motor vehicle

Patent Number: 8100444
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Erzgräber, Matthias; Wüst, Andreas; Glaser, Stefan; Hock, Theobald; Wentzien, Heino

A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a bumper cross member, which is fixed to a stiff frame of the motor vehicle, a pliable bumper shell, a compressible structure which is formed between an upper area of the shell and the cross member and one support section which supports the lower area of the shell, which, together with a crash box holding the cross member is anchored to the flange plates of the ...

Bumper beam for a vehicle

Patent Number: 8096596
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Steiner, Thomas

A bumper beam for a vehicle has two attachment portions (15, 16) with a U-shaped cross section open towards the vehicle. Each attachment portion has a reinforcing member (29) in the form of a hat-profile located within the attachment portion and across the latter, with its webs (31, 32) welded to the webs (13, 14) of the attachment portion. The side flanges (33, 34) of the hat profile have holes (35, 36) for bolts by means of which the side flanges ...

Bumper beam

Patent Number: 8096595
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Muskos, Per

A bumper beam has a generally U shape with a central flange (12; 12′) and two webs (13, 14; 13′, 14′), which central flange in the longitudinal middle portion of the beam points outwards from a vehicle and has a longitudinal concavity (17; 17′), which deepens progressively towards the end portions of the beam in order to change to or connect to fastening plates (20, 21; 20′, ...