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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152210 | Bumper A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a lightweight cross member attachable transversely to the longitudinal rails of the motor vehicle frame. The cross member includes two longitudinal profiles which are displaceable relative to each other and support each other du... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152211 | 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 ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8087706 | Bumper beam A bow-formed bumper beam for a vehicle has a hat profile with a central flange (11), two webs (12, 13), and side flanges (14, 15). The beam has fastening portions (20, 21) at its sides where the side flanges form fastening areas (30 | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079624 | 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 has a U-shaped cross section formed by a wall and two legs extending from opposite ends of the wall Extending longitudinally in a direction... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8061743 | Bumper reinforcement member A bumper reinforcement member 1 includes a small groove 2 and a large groove 3. The large groove 3 is arranged to encompass the small groove 2 inside the groove. When the bumper reinforcement member 1 is deformed, directions... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056946 | Front part for a motor vehicle body A front part of a motor vehicle body includes, but is not limited to a bumper, a bumper bracket, and a fresh air channel. At least one movable closure element is situated in the fresh air channel to modulate its throughput. The bumper bracket forms a wall of the fre... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042847 | Tray energy absorber and bumper system The present invention provides for various embodiments of a tray energy absorber comprising a base, a first transverse wall that is arcuate and extends from the base, a second transverse wall spaced apart from the first transverse wall and which extends from the bas... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029033 | Vehicle front structure A vehicle front structure reinforces a portion around a bumper to prevent local stress concentration. The vehicle front structure includes a first reinforcement (4) attached to the central part in the vehicle width direction of a bumper member (2), and... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7976081 | Bumper faceplate with ports The use of a bumper faceplate with ports provides for the easy assembly, increased structural strength, and dramatically improved aesthetic appearance of an assembled bumper containing bumper components. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959197 | Bumper beam with multi-concavity-defining cross section A bumper system includes primary and secondary structural cross beams, at least one having an S-shaped cross section with forwardly-facing (or outwardly-facing) top concavity. The beams include different arrangements of stiffening ribs in concavities formed by the S... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7950705 | Underrun protector mounting structure of vehicle An underrun protector mounting structure includes: a chassis frame; a front underrun protector which is disposed at the front or rear of the chassis frame and extended in a lateral direction of the vehicle; a bracket 6 for fixing the front underrun protector ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938462 | Bumper beam A bumper beam for a vehicle has a hat shaped profile with the crown (12-14) facing the vehicle and has a cover (17) that gives the bumper beam a closed profile. The bumper beam has two mountings (20, 21) that usually are adapted to be fit... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931315 | Bumper beam for automobile A bumper beam includes two tubular bodies formed by tube hydroforming that extend left and right. The tubular bodies are joined to each other in a parallel state. The tubular bodies each have a rectangular vertical cross-section shape including top and bottom and fr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7905526 | Bumper beam A bumper beam (10) e.g. for an SUV, has its flange portions (18, 19) positioned high and extends asymmetrically downwards relative to them. It has an outwardly convex profile which has in its lower portion a longitudinal concavity (16) which, ne... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896408 | Bumper structure The bumper stay includes a cylindrical shaft member fit in to a hole of a bumper reinforce, a cylindrical reinforcing member fit in to the outer periphery of the shaft member in the rear side of the bumper reinforce, and a mounting flange member fit in to the outer ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874600 | Bumper system for vehicle The bumper system for a vehicle body includes a vehicle body bumper beam of a hollow construction with an impact buffer member arranged in the front side. The impact buffer member is provided with a collision wall part, side wall parts and joint flanges and is integ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854453 | System for detecting objects colliding with automotive vehicle A system for detecting objects colliding with an automotive vehicle includes a bumper-reinforcing member disposed behind a front bumper, a supporting member disposed behind the bumper-reinforcing member, forming a small gap therebetween, and a load sensor disposed b... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837244 | Automobile body reinforcement with excellent bending crush characteristics An automobile body reinforcement including a hollow aluminum alloy extrusion having an approximately rectangular cross-section is structured as follows: (a) a front wall, a rear wall, an upper horizontal wall, a lower horizontal wall, and an intermediate horizontal ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7823938 | Bumper faceplate with ports The use of a bumper faceplate with ports provides for the easy assembly, increased structural strength, and dramatically improved aesthetic appearance of an assembled bumper containing bumper components. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810857 | Protector A protector assembly for attachment to a vehicle such as a truck. The assembly includes a base member which is permanently attached to the truck and a cushion member which is retained adjacent the base member by retainer. The cushion member is slidable relative to t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7758089 | Roll forming apparatus, method thereof, and bumper beam manufactured by the method A roll forming apparatus and a method thereof form a composite panel by simultaneously roll forming upper and lower plates with different thicknesses and a zigzag-shaped core panel, and welding them together. A bumper beam is manufactured by using the composite pane... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7703819 | Pedestrian protection A road vehicle 10A with a bonnet or engine compartment 14A and engine 32A is provided with pedestrian protection structure 42. This is formed by first assessing the structure of the vehicle 10A to determine the ability of the struc... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695033 | Impact-absorbing device An impact-absorbing device that absorbs impact force when a collision has occurred with an object having relatively low rigidity. The impact-absorbing device is provided with a guide piece that extends in a horizontal direction substantially horizontal to the input ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690703 | Front bumper A bumper body extends in a vehicle-width direction and is formed with an air intake opening. A garnish extends in a vehicle-width direction, is attached to the air intake opening and has a first engaging portion. A bezel is adapted to cover a light of the vehicle, i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686358 | Vehicular bumper structure A vehicular bumper structure includes plural load detection sensors (28, 30, 32, 34, 52) disposed at predetermined intervals in a vehicle body vertical direction between a load transmitting plate (36, 50) disposed with a bumper touch sensor and a front... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677615 | Bumper beam structure for vehicle A bumper beam structure is provided. The bumper beam structure has a plurality of vertically long weak parts formed in a front surface of the bumper beam. These weak parts are formed having a predetermined interval along the lengthwise direction of the bumper beam. | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665778 | Vehicle bumper and method of making same A vehicle bumper and a method for making a vehicle bumper formed of first and second members. Each of the first and second members are formed of substantially similar first and second U-shaped members positioned such that the respective sidewalls of the first and se... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665777 | Bumper beam for a motor vehicle A bumper beam for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes opposing end portions adapted to be mounted to the frame assembly of the motor vehicle and a centrally disposed intermediate portion extending between the end ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7644965 | Protector assembly for a roll cage on a vehicle A protector assembly for a roll cage on a vehicle. The protector assembly includes a roll cage having a pair of uprights, each of the uprights having a first end secured to the vehicle and a second end secured to a roof member. Each of the uprights also has an outer... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641245 | Vehicle rear structure A vehicle rear structure is provided. The structure includes: a bumper reinforcement disposed such that the length direction thereof extends along a vehicle width direction; a bumper cover provided at a vehicle rear side of the bumper reinforcement; a reflector prov... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641246 | Bumper beam structure A bumper beam structure for a vehicle includes a height-raising wall provided on an upper portion of a beam body to be fixedly on left and right frames of a vehicle body. The height-raising wall includes: a bottom wall portion fixed to the upper portion of the beam ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611176 | Safety bumper system and method A safety bumper system for a high profile vehicle, such as a pick-up truck or sport utility vehicle. The system comprises of a pair of vertical members which are coupled to the frame of a high profile vehicle, proximate one of the bumpers. The members are coupled so... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611175 | Bumper beam for a vehicle A bumper beam has a bow-formed outer profile (14), that has a central flange (16) and two webs (15, 18) and is fastened in two crash boxes (12, 13) with its central flange facing away from the crashboxes. The outer profile has a cover ( | 11/03/2009 |
| RE40736 | Vehicle bumper beam A bumper beam includes an open front section made from a high-strength material such as ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) material, and further includes a mating back section made of lower-strength material attached to a rear side of the front section along abutting ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543865 | Bumper device for vehicle A bumper device for a vehicle includes a bumper reinforcement provided along a width direction of the vehicle. The bumper reinforcement is formed with a hole at an impact surface thereof and is provided with at least four ridge lines extending along the width direct... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537252 | Vehicle bumper structure Bumper beam of a closed sectional shape includes: a vehicle-body-side inner wall portion to be mounted on a vehicle body; upper and lower outwardly-extending wall portions that extend from the upper and lower ends of the inner wall portion toward the outside of the ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7503601 | B-shaped beam with radiused face but recessed center A B-shaped tubular reinforcement beam for vehicle bumper systems has a constant B section and longitudinal sweep. The tubular beam has a vertical cross section defining at least first and second tubes connected by a center web, and a front wall that extends across t... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497491 | Multi-function motor-vehicle bumper A motor-vehicle bumper is provided with a number of piezoelectric elements which are connected to an electronic control unit programmed to operate one or more of the piezoelectric elements such that each of them, or one or more groups of them, fulfil different funct... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494165 | Method of making bumper system using thermoformed component A bumper system includes a tubular beam (21) and a thermoformed energy absorber with crush boxes (23) formed into a base flange, such as by vacuum or thermal forming processes. The crush boxes have planar energy-absorbing sidewalls a depth of about 10 ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7461874 | Selectively annealed bumper beam A bumper system includes a rollformed tubular beam with bracket mounts welded to a rear surface for mounting to vehicle frame rails. The illustrated beam has a continuous tubular cross section for its entire length, and includes a center section, corner-forming end ... | 12/09/2008 |
