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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172285 | Mounting system for attachment of a bumper covering The invention refers to a mounting system for attachment of a bumper covering at a motor vehicle body which includes a mounting strip, a guide profile and a locking slider which in mounted condition provides connection between the mounting strip and the guide profil... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167343 | Device for attachment of a bumper covering The invention concerns a device which is based on thermoplastic material for the attachment of a bumper covering at the body of a motor vehicle which includes a base body and a cover plate as well as a security pin for securing the cover plate; the base body and the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8100444 | Bumper system for a motor vehicle 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... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096595 | Bumper beam 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 | 01/17/2012 |
| 8016331 | Energy absorber with sidewall stabilizer ribs A vehicle bumper system includes an elongated reinforcement beam for mounting to a vehicle frame and an energy absorber abutting a front surface of the reinforcement beam. The energy absorber includes longitudinally-elongated hollow crush lobes configured to crush a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7954865 | Impact-limiting system of a motor vehicle An impact limiting system of a vehicle is provided with a cladding element and bumper substructure. The bumper substructure is spaced apart from the cladding element, and is covered by the cladding element. The bumper substructure is arranged on the vehicle body, an... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954864 | Hybrid energy absorber for automobile bumper An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly eng... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946636 | Vehicle front shock absorbing structure A front shock absorbing structure of a vehicle includes a bumper reinforcement member that is disposed in a vehicle width direction in a front portion of a vehicle body and is formed as a rigid elongated member, and a shock absorbing member that is positioned on a f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938463 | Bumper apparatus with multistage energy absorbing structure A bumper apparatus with a multistage energy absorbing structure mounted to the front and rear ends of a vehicle. The bumper apparatus includes a back beam, a rear shock absorber, a front shock absorber, and a bumper cover. The back beam is mounted to a car body. The... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7900982 | Bumper panel assembly A bumper panel assembly for use in a vehicle including an upper bumper panel and a lower bumper panel attached to the upper bumper panel. The bumper panel assembly is formed without cut outs and walls so as to eliminate the need of using lifters to form the bumper p... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896410 | Vehicle with energy-absorbing member in the vehicle end portion structure Thickness T in a vehicle longitudinal direction of a first energy-absorbing member 18, which is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle 10, tapers from a middle portion of a vehicle lateral direction (thickness Tc) toward an end portion (thickness Ts)... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7857365 | Vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly is provided with a bumper cover attachable to a body of a vehicle, the bumper cover having an inner surface defining a groove portion. The vehicle bumper assembly further provides an energy absorbing member with a base to be fixedly secured... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7810858 | Hybrid energy absorber for automobile bumper An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly eng... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806448 | Vehicle bumper system with energy absorber A vehicle bumper system includes a beam configured to attach to a vehicle and a thermoformed energy absorber positioned on the beam. The energy absorber comprises a frame and a crush lobe extending from the frame. The crush lobe comprises a lobe wall extending betwe... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7699367 | Energy absorber with crush boxes and back straps An energy absorber includes a base flange and elongated crush boxes that to form a substantially continuously face surface on the energy absorber. Back straps are attached across a back of the crush boxes to prevent unacceptable spreading of the side walls of the cr... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7661735 | Assembly consisting of a bumper skin and of a shock absorber The invention relates to an assembly comprising a vehicle bumper skin and a channel-section bumper impact absorber, the absorber being made of thermoplastic material and comprising a web and two flanges, each having a free longitudinal edge and an opposite longitudi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7625021 | Resin bumper cover attachment A bumper cover assembly includes a resin panel, a fastener and a retainer. The panel has an inner surface. The fastener extends outwardly from a vehicle body. The retainer is fixedly secured to the inner surface of the resin panel. The retainer includes a hole for r... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625022 | 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... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7575259 | Impact absorbing member and vehicle bumper structure An impact absorbing member in a bumper structure includes a base portion, an upper extending portion and a lower extending portion being spaced apart from the upper extending portion. An upper extending portion includes a first extending portion extending forward fr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556297 | Attachment structure of energy absorbing structure An attachment structure of an energy absorbing structure includes: a bumper reinforcement that includes an attachment surface, with insertion holes being formed in the attachment surface; an energy absorbing structure disposed in contact with the attachment surface;... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552955 | Hybrid bumper with trim A hybrid bumper system includes a polymeric reinforcement beam with end sections and structural covers attached to the end sections to considerably strengthen the end sections. Bracketry stably supports the reinforcement beam on a vehicle frame. A fascia covers at l... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7533912 | Hybrid energy absorber for automobile bumper An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly eng... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516993 | Locally-deformable vehicle bumper shock absorber The invention relates to a shock absorber (6) for the bumper (2) of a vehicle. The inventive absorber comprises: a support (12), and strips (32, 34) which extend forward from the support and which are equipped with a face (38) that... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7484780 | Bumper beam for automobile A bumper beam for an automobile is disclosed, which has a first set of surfaces and a second set of surfaces. The first set of surfaces is inclined at a pre-defined angle with respect to a pre-defined plane. A plurality of slots is provided on the second set of surf... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7478849 | Vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly includes a bumper reinforcement member, a corner bracket and a biasing member. The bumper reinforcement member has a first lateral end section, a second lateral end section, an outboard facing side extending between the first and second lat... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7455337 | Underrun protection arrangement for a vehicle and method of assembling such an arrangement Underrun protection method and arrangement for a vehicle including a frame, an impact element arranged in a position corresponding to an anticipated stress from a force in the event of a possible collision with another vehicle. At least one connecting element is pro... | 11/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7401823 | Automobile assembly A method for making an automobile assembly having a moulded plastics structural member and a reinforcing member in which a polymerizable adhesive is employed to bond the two members together and an automobile assembly having a bonded structural member and a reinforc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401824 | Reinforced energy absorbing bumper An energy absorbing bumper (10) includes a back plate (11) which is adapted to be attached to a vehicle. An elastomeric module (12) includes an impact face (13) and upper and lower rails (14, 15) extending from the impact face (... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399014 | Bumper system for a motor vehicle A bumper system for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes a bumper beam and an energy absorber. The bumper beam includes an upper beam wall, a lower beam wall, and a central beam wall between the upper and lower bea... | 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 |
| 7390039 | Bumper absorber for protecting pedestrians A bumper absorber for protecting pedestrians is formed into a W-shaped cross-sectional configuration, as taken along a direction which is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the bumper absorber. The W-shaped cross sectional configuration has portions in which ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7370893 | Impact absorbing member for motor vehicle The invention provides an impact absorbing member of a motor vehicle which can correspond to an energy caused by a low impact value (5 kN or lower) as well as absorbing an energy caused by a high impact value (20 kN or higher) at a time of being collided with and br... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364222 | Wire collision sensor system A wire collision sensor system for a vehicle, which includes a vehicle body, includes a bumper, a wire, a wire deformation sensor and a determination circuit. The bumper is mounted on a longitudinal end portion of the vehicle body. The wire, which senses a collision... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354082 | Bumper structure for vehicle Disclosed is a bumper structure adapted to be attached to a front end of a vehicle, which is capable of preventing a fine member from being bent downward by its own weight after integrally forming a bumper body and a grill portion together, and avoiding a problem ab... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354030 | Impact-absorbing member for vehicles An impact-absorbing member includes tabular ribs extending in a direction orthogonal to an impact load input direction, and disposed spaced apart in the impact load input direction and parallel to one another; and a load transmitting member connected with width-wise... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341076 | Woven fabric comprising leno weave bound metal A woven fabric in which warp elements are provided out of metal. The fabric further comprising at least a first set of substantially parallel binding elements present in warp direction of the fabric. This first set of binding elements bind the warp elements to the w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340833 | Bumper system with energy absorber A bumper system includes a bumper beam having a face and ends, and an energy absorber mounted on the face. The energy absorber has a one-piece injection-molded non-foam piece with box sections and interconnecting straps, and a one-piece or multi-piece foam component... | 03/11/2008 |
