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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172286 | Motor vehicle front structure A motor vehicle front structure is provided with at least one front frame having two side members and an impact cross member structure. Two crash boxes are fixed between the respective front end of the side members and the impact cross member structure. Each of the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8141917 | Energy absorption impact system for motor vehicles A bumper system for motor vehicles includes an energy absorption assembly that extends generally perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel and is connected with the longitudinal supports of the vehicle frame by crush boxes. The energy absorption assembly has ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136855 | Vehicle bumper assembly and associated vehicle comprising this bumper assembly A bumper assembly for a vehicle and the associated vehicle comprising this bumper assembly are described. The vehicle comprises a chassis. The bumper assembly comprises: a bumper core. The bumper core, in turn, comprises: a first cross member made of a first thermop... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8070197 | Energy absorption device The present invention relates to an energy absorption device (1) for a bumper arrangement of a vehicle, with a hollow longitudinal section (2) intended for deformation, a rolled-back region (3) adjoining the hollow longitudinal section, and an e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8052184 | Crashbox and damping arrangement with crashbox A base-plate-less crashbox is provided for absorbing impact energy, which is suitable for insertion into a corresponding support frame, in particular, a motor vehicle support frame, and has a deformable profile. The base-plate-less crashbox includes, but is not limi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8020906 | Easily mountable motor vehicle crash apparatus A crash apparatus, in particular a crash box in a motor vehicle, has a deformation body for absorbing energy in the event of a crash, which body is assembled from two half shells having beads running transversely to the main deformation direction. The two half shell... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020907 | Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to a side rail of a motor vehicle frame. A crash box is incorporated between the cross member and the side rail, with set bolts being provided to join the crash box to the cross memb... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992905 | Forward structure of a motor vehicle A forward structure of a motor vehicle, particularly of a passenger car, includes a bumper cross member and an energy absorption element, particularly a foam-type impact absorbing element, disposed in front of the bumper cross member in the driving direction. A plur... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7976082 | Bumper-stay structure for vehicle A bumper-stay structure for a vehicle, provided between a bumper back beam and a side member, for absorbing collision impact, may include a buffer member fixed to a front end of the side member and having a first impact absorbing member slidably absorbing the collis... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7931318 | Bumper attachment portion structure The present invention provides a bumper attachment portion structure that can ensure the deformation stroke of a side member when a vehicle impacts such that the vehicle is offset to one side in a vehicle width direction of a bumper. When a load that is equal to or ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931319 | Bumper of a motor vehicle A bumper of a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to a side rail of a motor vehicle frame and movable from a standby position in a direction of the motor vehicle. Placed between the cross member and the side rail is a crash box. A co... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7896411 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle Of side wall portions (60a, 60b) of a tubular body portion (52) mainly constituting an impact absorbing member (50), a wider side wall portion (60a) on the vehicle inner side is provided with a projecting rib (... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896412 | Crash box and bumper for a motor vehicle A crash box for placement between a bumper beam and a side rail of a motor vehicle includes a longitudinal profile made of two U-shaped shells having overlapping ends sized to realize a material doubling for increasing side stiffness and to suit the side stiffness t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874601 | Crash box for a vehicle A crash box (11,12) is positioned high relative to the bumper beam (13) on, for example, an SUV. The underside (22) of the crash box has a profiled cross-section with upper (25,26) and lower (24) longitudinal portions. At least one... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866716 | Energy absorber for vehicle An energy absorber for a vehicle bumper system includes a plurality of crush boxes that are configured to absorb impact energy. Each of the plurality of crush boxes are generally hollow and have a front wall and a plurality of side walls integrally formed with and e... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7823939 | Crash box A crash box for installation between a bumper beam and a side rail of a motor vehicle includes an outer tube, and an inner tube which is held inside the outer tube, with the outer and inner tubes being movable in relation to one another. At least one of the inner an... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802829 | Trailer mounted crash attenuator A trailer-mounted crash impact attenuator is disclosed for attachment to a host vehicle, which comprises an anti-rotational attachment system having an internal support tube and a plurality of external support tubes. The internal support tube has a connector on its ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793996 | Crash box and a method of fastening a bumper beam A bumper beam is fastened to a bumper beam (11) of a vehicle (13) with intermediate crash boxes (12). Each crash box comprises a left member (20) and a right member (21) formed of sheet metal, which are jointed together and have to... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793997 | Bumper beam mounting A bumper beam (11) is fastened in two crash boxes (12). The top part and bottom part of each crash box form fastening tabs (34,35) against the top and bottom of the bumper beam (11) and each tab is fastened to the bumper beam with more th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7766403 | Arrangement for underrun protection for a vehicle An underrun protection arrangement for a vehicle having a frame includes an impact element arranged in a position that corresponds to an anticipated impact from a force in the event of a collision with another vehicle, and at least one energy-absorbing connecting el... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762595 | Impact damping device Impact damping arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a cross member and at least one impact damper, an impact damper being positioned between the cross member and a vehicle frame for absorbing a force (FL) in the direction of the long... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7708324 | Collision barrier device for projecting loads A crash barrier device including: a body portion having at least an impact portion; and a fastening portion configured to fasten the body portion to a projecting load being carried by a vehicle; wherein the impact portion and fastening portion are configured such th... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7677617 | Efficient joint for vehicle energy-absorbing device A vehicle having an energy-absorbing device mountable to a bumper of the vehicle is provided. The energy-absorbing device is attached to a vehicle rail having an inner rail surface and an edge surface. The energy-absorbing device defines a first crush surface interf... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677616 | Bumper absorber A bumper absorber includes an upper leg and a lower leg, each of which extends in a longitudinal direction of an automobile, and a spanning portion. The spanning portion connects the upper leg and the lower leg, and faces an outer surface side of the bumper absorber... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7543866 | Bumper structure A bumper structure for the front and rear area of a motor vehicle includes a bumper cross member, and a crash box placed between the cross member and an end of a side rail. At least two bolted connections, extending in upright direction of the motor vehicle and disp... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7533913 | Front structure for car body A front structure for a car body that reduces time and cost to repair a car body after a collision by localizing damage in low-speed collisions to a crash box mounted in a space between a front bumper and a side member and making the car body deform always in a pred... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516994 | Pedestrian protection apparatus for vehicle A pedestrian protection apparatus disposed at a front of a vehicle for protecting a pedestrian in the event of a collision between the pedestrian and a front end of the vehicle, the apparatus including: a leg sweep member which is disposed at a lower part of the fro... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7503603 | Motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle has an adapter element to join an aluminum crashbox to a longitudinal supporting beam. To accommodate one end of the crashbox the adapter element has a pot-shaped design and introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494166 | Protective structure for vehicles A protective structure for vehicles, comprising at least one crosspiece external lined by a bumper strip and attached to a pair of longitudinal side-rails of the chassis of a vehicle by a pair of sacrificial elements. The protective structure also comprises at least... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494167 | Motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle with a longitudinal support beam and with a crashbox introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam, in that state when it is separated from the longitudinal supporting beam, is narrower than two opposing walls of the lo... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7488017 | Impact energy absorption block arrangement There is provided a vehicular impact energy absorption block arrangement adapted to provide impact energy absorption at a region substantially between a first strengthening member and a second strengthening member of a road vehicle. The energy absorption block arran... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484781 | Constant deceleration bumper A bumper to absorb energy of motion during a motor vehicle collision, comprising a bumper beam and an energy absorber with a plunger having symmetric protuberances, so that the cross section of protuberances changes along their lengths, an outer tube, and a cutter t... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438337 | Vehicular crash attenuator A truck mounted attenuator (TMA) is constructed to minimize length during use in a horizontal position and height in a vertical transport position, as well as to minimize wind resistance and buffeting at highway speeds. A modular construction is employed, so that on... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413226 | Bumper beam arrangement A bumper beam arrangement comprises a bumper beam fastened in two crash boxes (12,13). The crash boxes are vertically higher than the bumper beam, and the bumper beam is fastened vertically off set in the crash boxes. The portions of the crash boxes that are ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407206 | Bumper structure for a motor vehicle A bumper structure for a motor vehicle includes a cross member, and a crash box placed between the cross member and a longitudinal member, with the crash box having an attachment zone. Bolts extend through walls of the attachment zone and the longitudinal member for... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407219 | Energy management beam An energy management system comprising a longitudinally extending beam including a first beam portion and a second beam portion. A first one of the first beam portion and the second beam portion has a first face, a first side wall and a second side wall. A second on... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404593 | Modular energy absorber of varying topography and method for configuring same A modular energy absorber 10 that is tunable. It comprises one or more energy absorbing modules 12. The energy absorbing modules have means for coordinating energy absorbing units 16 of the one or more modules. The means 14 for coordinati... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401825 | Bumper with attachment means A bumper with an attachment member to be made thereon for the purpose of mounting the bumper onto longitudinal beams of a vehicle, is such that section walls acting as compressive and tensile struts and a pair of flanking walls joining them form a hollow section. Th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399015 | Underrun energy-absorbing structure for a vehicle An underrun energy-absorbing structure (14) (“structure”) for a vehicle (10) includes a rail member (16), a deformable crush tube (18), and a plate (20). Rail member (16) is formed from an inboard panel (22) and a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393030 | Polymer energy absorber for motor vehicles and bumper system The invention relates to a polymer energy absorber and a bumper system for motor vehicles, said system absorbing the kinetic energy released during collisions with motor vehicles. According to the invention, polymer energy absorbers are integrated into a bumper syst... | 07/01/2008 |
