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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123265 | Bumper beam A bumper beam has a hat shaped profile and is turned with the crown (12-14) towards the vehicle and has a lid (17) that gives the bumper beam a closed profile. The bumper beam has two mountings (20, 21) that usually are adapted to be fitt... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123264 | Crash box device A crash box device and an impact absorption system with a crash box device are provided for motor vehicles. The device includes, but is not limited to: a deformable element for absorbing a collision force impacting in the main direction through a corresponding re-sh... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8096596 | Bumper beam for a vehicle 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... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8025322 | Bumper cover attachment method Embodiments of methods for attaching and upper bumper cover and a lower bumper cover to a vehicle comprise providing a vehicle body and a bumper fascia coupled to the vehicle body, attaching the upper bumper cover to the vehicle body at a position at least partially... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7900984 | Interface joint for motor vehicle An interface joint for a motor vehicle is provided that serves as a node to connect a longitudinal motor compartment frame rail, an energy absorbing device, referred to as a crush box, and an engine cradle. The interface joint is a unitary component having a plate p... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900983 | Underrun protector mounting structure of vehicle An underrun protector mounting structure 3 includes: a chassis frame 4; a front underrun protector 5 which is disposed at the front or rear of the chassis frame 4 and extended in a lateral direction of the vehicle; a bracket 6 for ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7857367 | Front fender for an automobile A front fender for an automobile; the fender is provided with an external element; with a supporting trestle, which supports the external element, presents a rigid horizontal supporting bar, and is adapted to be rigidly connected to a frame of the automobile; and wi... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854454 | Head lamp low speed collision protector A system for protecting a head lamp of a motor vehicle includes at least one headlamp protector device. The at least one headlamp protector device is adapted to be coupled to a bumper beam and adapted to be coupled to a crush can. The at least one headlamp protector... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7703820 | Bumper reinforcing cross-member The invention relates to a bumper cross-member including an elongated body having a three-dimensional configuration formed from several metal sheet elements joined together by welding and shaped. The three-dimensional configuration has a non-uniform open transversal... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7644966 | Vehicle bumper fascia retainer A vehicle bumper fascia retainer is provided with a laterally extending fascia support portion, first and second front end attachment structures and first and second lamp attachment structures. The first and second front end attachment structures are disposed on opp... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7527309 | Integrated rear impact guard and pintle hook assembly An integrated rear impact guard and pintle hook assembly is provided which can be releasably secured to the rear underside of a trailer by a plurality of fastening members. The assembly is secured to roadside and curbside slide rails and rear bumper brackets of the ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7490877 | Vehicle bumper structure A bumper reinforcement (10) of a vehicle bumper structure (1) includes a beam member (20), a plate member (30), a plurality of upper end joints (40) by which upper ends of the beam member (20) and the plate member (30... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7410209 | Support for the front module of a motor vehicle and assembly method The invention relates to a support for a front module of a motor vehicle comprising a first support part for connection to a chassis of the motor vehicle and left and right brackets, wherein the left and right brackets are configured to receive a headlight unit and ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7401957 | Temporary set structure for headlamp to bumper datum A bracket allows controlled positioning of a bumper cover relative to a lamp housing (such as a headlamp housing) when the headlamp housing and bumper cover are mounted on a vehicle. The bracket has an elongated body having a first end and a second end, and attaches... | 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 |
| 7399013 | Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to side rails of a motor vehicle frame and connected to the side rails via crash boxes. The cross member has a C-shaped cross section and includes an outer shell member and an inner ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7360811 | 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, and a crash box which is connected between the side rails and the cross member. The crash box is configured in fold construction from a metal... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357432 | Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member disposed transversely to side rails of a motor vehicle frame and having a U-shaped cross section with a wall and two legs extending from opposite ends of the wall. The cross member is supported via integral crash ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325642 | Motor vehicle fender having a breakable zone The disclosure concerns a motor vehicle fender made of plastics material having a skin separating the inside and the outside of the fender, wherein the skin possesses a breakable zone suitable for opening when subjected to thrust from the inside towards the outside ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325581 | Apparatus for punching and welding or bonding workpieces A combined punching and welding or punching and bonding apparatus for workpieces (1), e.g. bumpers of motor vehicles, is described. The apparatus has a punching station (3) having at least one punching yoke (4), a welding or bonding station havi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303219 | Interlocking bumper mounting system An exemplary interlocking bumper for mounting to frame rails of a vehicle is illustrated with a respective first bumper mounting receptacle coupled to each frame rail, such as by a frame rail mounting bracket. The interlocking bumper can further include a center bum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287788 | Single component automotive bumper and lower frame rail A single component bumper beam and lower frame midrail structure, is formed through a hydroforming process to create a uniform “B-shaped” cross-sectional configuration with internal crash triggers to enhance crash performance. The mounting legs of the integral b... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273246 | Attachment structure of head lamp and bumper fascia side portion Attaching portions of a head lamp are fixed to a radiator core support at three fixing portions at a front inside, a front outside, and a rear side respectively, and one of both side portions of a bumper fascia is fixed by a holding clip to the vicinity of a fixing ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272873 | Sill plate retainer A resilient clip is provided for engaging a dog house coupling feature of a trim component. The resilient clip has a mating member for engaging a hole defined in a body panel. The resilient clip includes a triangular mating feature that is positioned relative to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258383 | Vehicle body A vehicle body includes a first structural component and a second structural component that form the outer shell of the body. The structural components are joined in the area of equidirectional flanges, are locally detachably connected to each other, and delimit a j... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255378 | Bumper for automotive vehicle A bumper system for an automotive vehicle includes a unitary bumper beam substrate which defines upper and lower channel sections which are capped for part of their length by stiffening elements which provide localized increased strength and resistance to elastic bu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252312 | Radiator grill attachment A side attachment for attaching a grill to a front bumper of a vehicle allows the grill to pivot independently relative to the front bumper. The grill also includes tabs that locate the bottom edge of the grill to the front bumper and release the grill to allow rota... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240959 | Apparatus for controlling vehicle body rigidity A vehicle body rigidity control apparatus is equipped with a U-shape member substantially becoming a U-shape, a base member for supporting both ends of the U-shape member, and a constraint element for constraining a deformation of the U-shape member in a substantial... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239230 | Radar sensor for reversing a vehicle and having fine-tuning function A radar sensor for a vehicle and having a fine-tuning function includes a base forming a chamber to pivotably receive a sensor module. The sensor module can be adjusted in its pantoscopic angle and direction, so as to set a sensing range accurately. A packing block ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228723 | Bumper impact-testing device Standardized bumper testing includes a barrier adapted for testing vehicle bumper impact strength and engagement. The present improvement includes first and/or second thermoformed components attached to the barrier to replicate a profile and crush characteristics of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210717 | Lightweight bumper for automobiles A bumper beam is formed from a tailor welded blank with thinner gage sheet metal laser welded to thicker gage sheet metal at opposing sides thereof. The tailor welded blank is then formed into a bumper beam having a uniform B-shaped cross-sectional configuration fro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210719 | Vehicle bumper beam mounting structure A bumper beam mounting structure for absorbing an impact at a bumper beam and mounting members thereof in a vehicle minor collision is provided. The mounting structure has the mounting members attached to curved portions of right and left curved ends of the bumper b... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201433 | Deformation element for a motor vehicle A deformation element formed of a triangular assembly of interconnected structural channels is mounted in a trunk well in the forward section of a vehicle. In their respective longitudinal directions, the channels incorporate hollow compartments, separated by partit... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192067 | Impact damper assembly for an automobile Impact damper assembly for an automobile, in particular for supporting a bumper 5 on an automobile chassis, with an inner tube 2 movably arranged in an outer tube 3, wherein both tubes 2, 3 have an approximately mutually parallel taper | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188877 | Crash box A crash box for a motor vehicle includes an attachment portion which engages a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle and is secured thereto by at least one screw bolt which extends through a spacer sleeve. The spacer sleeve is securely fixed to the attachment por... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165371 | Automobile molding and fastener therefor The present invention addresses the demand for a technology that enables reutilization of a molding main body and the fasteners for fixing a molding main body to an automobile following the removal of these parts from one another. The present invention proposes a ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166350 | Resin molded component for a vehicle and manufacturing apparatus for same There is provided a resin molded component in which it is difficult for molding defects such as sink marks and welds and the like to occur in the design surface, and an apparatus for manufacturing the same. A resin molded component for a vehicle, in which a molded c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163244 | Multi-purpose impact absorbent units What is disclosed is a device directed to protecting surfaces from damage due to low-impact forces. The device is fabricated from resilient plastic material that will absorb such forces and return to its original shape without breaking or permanent deformation. The ... | 01/16/2007 |
