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Document | Title | Date |
20080217937 | Motor Vehicle Front Spoiler with Deformable Sealing Bulkhead - A motor vehicle deformable front spoiler. The vehicle includes a chassis, the chassis including an outer wall and a deformable sealing bulkhead. The outer wall includes an upper edge extended by an inner edge. The deformable sealing bulkhead links the inner edge and the chassis extending in a curve towards the outer wall. The deformable sealing bulkhead is configured to fold back on itself while being laterally offset towards the outer wall when the front spoiler is dented towards the frame under effect of an impact. The deformable sealing bulkhead includes two substantially parallel side walls curving towards the outer wall, so as to guide laterally the front spoiler when the front spoiler is dented. | 09-11-2008 |
20090001737 | Crash Box for a Vehicle - A crash box consists of two U-profiles ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090021031 | 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 (F | 01-22-2009 |
20090026777 | 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 shells each have outwardly projecting flanges with beads also running transversely to the main deformation direction. The two half shells exclusively press against one another via the contact surfaces lying between the beads of the flanges and are connected to one another in these areas. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026778 | Impact absorbing member and manufacturing method thereof - An object of the present invention is to provide an impact absorbing member capable of reducing a load at a load reducing object portion easily and a manufacturing method thereof. The impact absorbing member includes a long impact absorbing body in which the sectional shape in the direction of a short side thereof is substantially identical throughout the entire length in the length direction and at least one load reducing hole arranged in the load reducing object portion of the impact absorbing body. Because the load reducing hole is disposed, the load on the load reducing object portion can be reduced. Further, the load on the load reducing object portion can be reduced by a relatively simple work of arranging the load reducing hole. | 01-29-2009 |
20090045637 | 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 plurality of recesses are shaped into the forward-side outer contour of the energy absorption element. To ensure optimal energy reduction while the mounting space is reduced, and thereby a best-possible protective function with respect to a leg impact, at least several of the recesses completely penetrate the energy absorption element along its entire depth, whereby a plurality of breakthroughs are arranged in the energy absorption element. | 02-19-2009 |
20090102210 | Crash Box for a Vehicle - A crash box ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090134643 | 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 element which connects the impact element to the frame and which is designed to be compressed in the event of the collision. The connecting element includes an outer section and an inner section which are telescopically arranged so that displacement of the outer section in relation to the inner section may occur upon the impact while energy is absorbed, the connecting element also including an energy-absorbing unit arranged to be compressed while absorbing energy during the displacement. | 05-28-2009 |
20090160204 | CORNER ENERGY ABSORBER AND BUMPER SYSTEM - The present invention provides for various embodiments of a corner energy absorber. In one embodiment the corner energy absorber includes a body portion and an arm portion. The body portion comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a front wall that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. The corner energy absorber further includes a crush member extending from the front wall of the body portion between the top surface and the bottom surface of the body portion. In another embodiment, at least one of the body portion and the arm portion comprises an attachment feature. The invention also provides for various embodiments of a bumper system comprising a corner energy absorber connected to a bumper beam. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174200 | Crash Attenuator - A crash attenuator for decelerating an impacting vehicle includes a first end that can be releasably secured to a vehicle, and a second end that is longitudinally spaced from the first end. The second end includes an impact member that is movable in the longitudinal direction from a pre-impact position to an impact position. At least a pair of deformable attenuator members are spaced laterally and extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. At least a portion of the attenuators are bent in a non-outboard direction when the impact member moves from the pre-impact position to the impact position. | 07-09-2009 |
20090243313 | 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 and outer tubes is provided with a coat of varnish at least in a contact area between the outer pipe and the inner pipe. | 10-01-2009 |
20090315346 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT EXTENSION - Embodiments of a vehicle bumper reinforcement system comprise bumper fascia configured to couple to a vehicle body and operable to deform in response to a collision, a bumper reinforcement beam operable to couple to a vehicle body at a position spaced underneath the bumper fascia, and a bumper reinforcement extension disposed on a top edge of the bumper reinforcement beam, wherein the bumper reinforcement extension extends within a portion of the spacing between the bumper reinforcement beam and the bumper fascia. The bumper fascia is configured to deform and contact the bumper reinforcement beam and the bumper reinforcement extension in response to a collision, the position of the bumper reinforcement extension below the bumper being configured to reduce the deformation distance of the bumper fascia. | 12-24-2009 |
20100019518 | 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 interfacing with the inner rail surface. In a first embodiment, the energy-absorbing device defines a second crush surface positioned to directly interface with the edge surface of the vehicle rail in the event of an impact. The energy-absorbing device is configured to transmit load received from the impact directly to the edge surface of the vehicle rail through the second crush surface. This results in an efficient joint for the energy-absorbing device. | 01-28-2010 |
20100102580 | ENERGY ABSORBER WITH DIFFERENTIATING ANGLED WALLS - A vehicle includes a beam and fascia over the beam, and an energy absorber mounted between the beam and fascia. The energy absorber is thermoplastic and has energy-absorbing wall geometries that are forwardly facing and configured to absorb energy from a low speed impact against a pedestrian. The wall geometries having multiple wall sections defining multiple draft angles and lengths adapted to buckle at transitions of the multiple draft angles during the low speed impact, with the numbers and types of draft angles and transitions of these draft angles being varied to provide a selected amount of resistance force needed to absorb an optimal amount of energy over time during the impact. The energy absorber is tuned for optimal minimized injury to an impacted object. | 04-29-2010 |
20100194127 | BUMPER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper for a motor vehicle has a cross member disposed transversely in relation to side rails of a vehicle frame and is supported on the side rails by crash boxes. The cross member includes a central longitudinal section having opposite ends, a crash box attachment section with a substantially vertical rear wall and two legs, and an end section having in cross-section a U-shaped configuration defined by two legs and a web which interconnects the legs and forms an outward-projecting bulge. The bulge is joined with the substantially vertical rear wall of the attachment section. | 08-05-2010 |
20100201139 | 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 wall are provided; (b) the front and rear walls are each at least 3 mm thick; (c) the upper and lower horizontal walls divide each of the front and rear walls thereby defining upper and lower end portions of each of the front and rear walls as flange portions; and (d) the front wall has a concave portion formed in a middle portion thereof and the concave portion is connected to a front end of the intermediate wall. The aluminum alloy automobile body reinforcement structured as described above that may be, for example, a bumper reinforcement or a door guard bar has high bending crush characteristics, for example, high bending strength and high energy absorbability against the bending load generated at a time of a vehicle collision and can provide high collision safety without requiring an additional reinforcement. | 08-12-2010 |
20100201140 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE AND CRASHBOX THEREFOR - A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member. | 08-12-2010 |
20100213725 | MOTOR COMPARTMENT RAIL ASSEMBLY WITH STABILITY ENHANCEMENT MEMBER - A rail assembly for a motor compartment of a motor vehicle having a bumper and a deformable energy-absorbing device secured rearward of the bumper, includes a longitudinally-extending motor compartment rail operatively connected rearward of the energy absorbing device and having an inner rail member and an outer rail member configured to define a cavity therebetween. A stability enhancement member transversely spans the cavity and is secured to both the inner rail member and the outer rail member. | 08-26-2010 |
20100230983 | 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 limited to at least one first chamber and a second chamber formed adjacent thereto which are each surrounded by a wall of the profile. One of the chambers is formed such as to be shorter in the direction of insertion so that the other chamber has a protruding portion which is adapted to be inserted into the corresponding support frame in order to realize a coupling between the crashbox and the support frame. The protruding portion has at least one first connecting means for connecting the protruding portion to the support frame. | 09-16-2010 |
20100244472 | FRONT ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A FRONT BUMPER SHIELD - The assembly is of the type comprising two pairs of front longitudinal members of a chassis of a motor vehicle and support and fixing mounting plates arranged at the front ends of the longitudinal members and comprising a front bumper shield comprising a one-piece plastics material frame consisting of an upper bumper beam and a lower bumper beam and two vertical members connecting the upper and lower bumper beams, the vertical members of the frame being configured to act as impact absorbers and fixed resting directly against the mounting plates. | 09-30-2010 |
20100320782 | ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an energy absorption device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110012381 | BUMPER STRUCTURE - A lightweight bumper structure is achieved without a reduction in the amount of absorption of collision energy. A bumper structure (B | 01-20-2011 |
20110049916 | IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - It is provided an impact absorbing member for a vehicle, which includes a hollow cylindrical body that has plurality of side walls in a form of flat plates and has a polygonal section, wherein the impact absorbing member is disposed between a vehicle body-side member and a bumper member, in a manner such that axial direction of the cylindrical body coincides with a front-rear direction of a vehicle, and the impact absorbing member absorbs impact energy by being crushed in an accordion shape when the impact absorbing member receives a compression load in the axial direction, the cylindrical body including, paired side end edge portions being overlapped with each other by a predetermined width in a first side wall in a form of a flat plate, and integrally joined to each other along the axial direction. | 03-03-2011 |
20110121587 | BUMPER SYSTEM - A bumper system includes a crossbeam having ends constructed to form attachment zones, and two crash boxes which are secured to side rails of a motor vehicle and coupled to the attachment zones, respectively. The crossbeam has a front wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall which extends between the front and rear walls along a major length of the crossbeam. The inner wall is hereby recessed to leave a gap in the area of the attachment zones. | 05-26-2011 |
20110169283 | Impact Absorbing Device and Front End Comprising Such A Device - The invention relates to an impact absorbing device ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110175380 | UNDERRUN PREVENTION MEMBER FOR VEHICLE BUMPER BEAM - An underrun prevention member for a vehicle bumper beam including a substantially vertical outer side wall faced an area outside the vehicle and a horizontal wall provided so as to be extended substantially horizontally from an end of the outer side wall in a top-bottom direction toward an inside of the vehicle, disposed at a front portion or a rear portion of the vehicle so as to be extended substantially horizontally in a vehicle widthwise direction, and integrally fixed to the bumper beam so as to protrude in the top-bottom direction beyond the horizontal wall to prevent an underrun of the bumper beam under an object outside the vehicle or the object outside the vehicle under the bumper beam, the underrun prevention member includes: a vertical plate portion integrally fixed to the outer side wall so as to be in surface contact with the outer side wall, protruding in the top-bottom direction beyond the horizontal wall by a predetermined protrusion length, and having a predetermined width in the vehicle widthwise direction; a reinforcement plate portion integrally provided to be continuous with a protruded end of the vertical plate portion, extending from the protruded end toward the inside of the vehicle so as to be bent at an angle in the underrun prevention member, and having a length thereof in a vehicle front-rear direction being shorter than a length of the horizontal wall in the vehicle front-rear direction; and paired side plate portions integrally provided to be continuous with both ends of the reinforcement plate portion in the vehicle widthwise direction extending from the both ends of the reinforcement plate portion toward outer sides in the vehicle widthwise direction, inclined so as to gradually approach the horizontal wall respectively, and integrally fixed to the horizontal wall at an outer end portion thereof, respectively. | 07-21-2011 |
20110187135 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle - Of side wall portions ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110193356 | MOTOR VEHICLE FORWARD STRUCTURE - A motor vehicle forward structure is provided with at least two vehicle chassis beams, at least two crash boxes, which are arranged at the front ends of the vehicle chassis beams, and at least one transverse beam structure, which is secured to the crash boxes. The trans-verse beam structure exhibits two transverse bumper carriers with a first transverse bumper carrier above the crash boxes, and a second transverse bumper carrier below the crash boxes. The crash boxes are fixed in a left and right end area of the transverse beam structure, between the transverse bumper carriers and at the ends of the vehicle chassis beams. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193357 | BUMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a bumper member structure extending essentially in the transverse direction of the vehicle, which is operatively connected by means of at least one energy absorber in a load path-conveying manner with an end section of a frame side rail of the vehicle body lying in the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle, and with a carrier of the vehicle chassis lying underneath it. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193358 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE AND CRASHBOX THEREFOR - A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member. | 08-11-2011 |
20110198873 | ENERGY ABSORBER FOR A BUMPER ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An energy absorber for a bumper assembly of a vehicle and a method for the manufacture thereof are described. The absorber includes a tubular body ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110233947 | Zero Stack-Up Telescopically Collapsible Energy Absorbing Rail and Bracket Assembly - An energy absorbing assembly for a vehicle that has a bumper and a frame. A receptacle is defined within the frame. A collapsible member is provided between the bumper and a recessed location spaced away from the bumper in the receptacle. The collapsible member may collapse at least partially into the receptacle in the event of a collision. | 09-29-2011 |
20110291431 | CRASH BOX, AND METHOD OF MAKING A CRASH BOX - A crash box for installation between a bumper crossbeam and a side rail of a motor vehicle is made from a longitudinal beam made of a steel alloy having the following composition in weight-%, 0.15 to 0.30% of carbon (C), 0.10 to 0.70% of silicon (Si), 1.00 to 2.50% of manganese (Mn), 0.10 to 0.50% of chromium (Cr), 0.02 to 0.05% of titanium (Ti), 0.001 to 0.005% of boron (B), 0.01 to 0.06% of aluminum (Al), up to 0.50% of molybdenum (Mo), max. 0.025% of phosphorus (P), max. 0.015% of sulfur (S), remainder iron (Fe) including impurities resulting from smelting. The longitudinal beam is hot-formed and press-hardened and then heat-treated at a temperature of 200° C. to 800° C., with a material of the longitudinal beam having a bend angle of greater than or equal to 60° after heat treatment and measured in accordance with DIN EN ISO 7438. | 12-01-2011 |
20120025547 | Impact absorbing device for vehicle and bumper device for vehicle - An impact absorbing device for a vehicle includes an impact-absorbing portion including an inner wall surface extending smoothly in an axial direction and configured to compressively deform in the axial direction for absorbing an impact energy, a first attaching portion closing an opening end of the impact-absorbing portion closer to a bumper reinforcement and configured to be attached to the bumper reinforcement, a second attaching portion extending from an opening end of the impact-absorbing portion closer to the side member and configured to be attached to a side member, a readily deformable portion provided at the impact-absorbing portion and formed by forming a plate thickness to be thinner in a partial range of the impact-absorbing portion in the axial direction, and an initial peak load restraining portion provided at the first attaching portion and set to be away from the bumper reinforcement in the axial direction, which are integrally formed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120025548 | Energy absorbing side rail for a vehicle - A side rail for vehicles has a tensile strength in excess of 1400 MPa and has one end ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120074721 | CRASH ATTENUATOR - A crash attenuator for decelerating an impacting vehicle includes a first end that can be releasably secured to a vehicle, and a second end that is longitudinally spaced from the first end. The second end includes an impact member that is movable in the longitudinal direction from a pre-impact position to an impact position. At least a pair of spaced deformable attenuator members extend in a longitudinal direction and have a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal ends are staggered downstream from the impact member in the pre-impact position. At least a portion of the deformable attenuator members are bent in a non-outboard direction as the impact member is moved from the pre-impact position to the impact position. | 03-29-2012 |
20120104777 | Pressure-Based Crash Detection System Incorporated in Side Rail - A vehicular crash sensing system is provided wherein a bumper cap contacts a bumper. A chamber is at least partially fit into a side rail attached to the bumper, wherein the chamber is sealed by the bumper cap. The bumper cap and chamber together enclose a space containing a volume of air. A stop element limits movement of the chamber into the side rail. A pressure sensor detects an increased chamber air pressure during crushing of the chamber resulting from movement of the bumper with respect to the stop element. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104778 | UNITARY ENERGY ABSORBING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An energy absorbing assembly can comprise: a support structure having a first wall and an outer wall that extend in an x direction from a first end to a second end; an energy absorber that extends across the first wall of the support structure, the energy absorber comprising a plurality of crushable members are configured to crush and absorb energy upon impact, a first crash can; and a second crash can, wherein the first and second crash cans extend from the first and second ends of the support structure. The energy absorbing assembly is an in situ formed single element. A method of making an energy absorbing assembly can comprise: introducing molten thermoplastic material to a mold to in situ form the energy absorbing assembly and removing the energy absorbing assembly from the mold by moving the mold in a y direction. | 05-03-2012 |
20120112479 | ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, an energy absorbing device comprises: a metal component comprising greater than or equal to three walls forming a metal component channel; and a plastic component having a honeycomb structure with a plurality of walls defining comb channels therein. The plastic component is located in the metal component channel forming a crash can. The plastic component is inseparable from the metal component without damage to the metal component and/or the plastic component. In one embodiment, a method of making an energy absorbing device can comprise: co-molding the metal component and the plastic component to form a crash can. The energy absorbing device can be used on a vehicle, adjacent to a vehicle component. | 05-10-2012 |
20120119526 | Deformation element for a motor vehicle - A deformation element for a motor vehicle for absorbing kinetic energy caused by an impact, through plastic deformation includes a base body having an outer surface area formed with depressions for stiffening. The depressions are directed into the base body and extend in a longitudinal direction of the base body. The outer surface area of the base body has a rectangular profile in a transition from a narrow side to a broadside, and adjacent depressions have varying length. | 05-17-2012 |
20120146348 | BUMPER STRUCTURE - Bumper structure | 06-14-2012 |
20120181803 | Crash Load Absorption Structures for Motor Vehicles - A crash load absorption structure for a motor vehicle. The structure includes a compressible load absorbing structure. The compressible load absorbing structure includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion are arranged to compress under a crash load along a generally longitudinal direction. The compressible load absorbing structure also includes a structural joint located within the compressible load absorbing structure, the joint is between at least two structural members. A load transfer element is configured to promote breaking of the structural joint during a vehicle crash. | 07-19-2012 |
20120267908 | VEHICLE BUMPER BEAM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A bumper beam of the present invention is provided with a tubular bumper reinforcement member ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120319413 | CRASH BOX ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF DETECTING THE INTENSITY OF AN IMPACT - A crash box arrangement includes a hollow member having a first hardness and defining a hollow space in communication with at least one ventilation opening; and a damper having a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness. The damper has an impulse cavity in communication with the hollow space of the hollow member. | 12-20-2012 |
20130001963 | SHOCK ABSORBER AND BUMPER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorber includes a cylindrical small diameter portion, a cylindrical large diameter portion, and an annular step portion that connects the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion to each other. The shock absorber absorbs load applied thereto through plastic deformation that starts at the annular step portion thereby absorbing impact energy. In the deformation, the small diameter portion is folded back into the large diameter portion. The large diameter portion has protrusions, which extend in the axial direction and protrude radially outward. Therefore, the shock absorber stabilizes turning deformation and is capable of efficiently absorbing impact energy. A bumper device for a vehicle is also provided. | 01-03-2013 |
20130001964 | Bumper Assembly And Method - A bumper assembly includes a bumper beam having a bumper beam surface extending along a bumper plane X and a crash box including a crash box surface extending along a crash box plane Y. One of the bumper beam and the crash box includes an alignment joint to mate the bumper beam and the crash box and dispose the surfaces in abutting and aligned relationship relative to one another for establishing a linear load path extending linearly along the planes X, Y. A method of assembling a bumper assembly includes the steps of mating the bumper beam and the crash box about the alignment joint and connecting the bumper beam and the crash box together along the alignment joint. The step of connecting the bumper beam and the crash box includes friction stir welding the bumper box and the crash box together along the alignment joint. | 01-03-2013 |
20130057000 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH CRASHBOX - A motor vehicle with a crashbox is provided. The motor vehicle includes a side member, a bumper, and a crashbox that connects the bumper to the side member. A wall of the crashbox in section along a section plane extending in longitudinal direction of the crashbox has waves. The amplitude of the waves in longitudinal direction of the crashbox is variable. | 03-07-2013 |
20130069377 | Bumper Beam with Load Transferring Section - A motor vehicle includes a frame with energy-absorbing zones at outboard corners of the vehicle and a bumper beam mounted to the energy-absorbing zones to transfer force to at least one of the energy-absorbing zones during a collision. The bumper beam includes a center section extending generally laterally across the vehicle between the energy-absorbing zones, and left and right load transfer sections attached to outboard ends of the center section. Each load transfer section extends outboard and rearward such that the free end of each load transfer section is disposed outboard of the frame adjacent a rear end of its respective energy-absorbing zone. In a small-overlap collision, the load transfer section on the side of the impact bends rearward as the energy-absorbing zone deforms, and the free end of the load transfer section contacts the frame to transfer crash loads to the frame. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076051 | Integrated Energy Absorbing Vehicle Crash Structure - A crash structure is provided that is integrated within a vehicle side rail, the crash structure providing relatively level loading during a collision. The structure includes an actuator member coupled to the bumper, the actuator member passing into, and slidably disposed within, a hollow housing of the crash structure. The hollow housing contains a plurality of deformable members that at least partially surround a first portion of the actuator member. A second portion of the actuator member, which is between the bumper and the first portion of the actuator member, has a larger diameter than that of the first portion of the actuator member and is configured to deform the deformable members during a collision. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076052 | CRUSH BOX AND VEHICLE BUMPER APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A crush box arranged between a side member of a vehicle body and a bumper reinforcement member, the crush box including: a main body portion arranged in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and formed in a tubular shape, the main body portion having first and second portions; a vehicle body attaching portion arranged at a first end of the main body portion; and a bumper attaching portion arranged at a second end of the main body portion, wherein vertical cross-sections of both the first portion adjacent to the vehicle body attaching portion and the second portion adjacent to the bumper attaching portion are polygonal shapes, and the number of vertices of the polygonal shape of the vertical cross-section of the second portion is greater than the number of vertices of the polygonal shape of the vertical cross-section of the first portion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130099513 | 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 front end for attachment to a suitable receptacle on the host vehicle, and the plurality of external support tubes each have an anti-rotation support pad on their front ends. At least one of the internal support tube and the plurality of external support tubes is comprised of a telescoping construction. A backup frame is disposed on a rear end of the attachment system, and a crash attenuator unit is disposed on an axle and pair of wheels for mobility. When the crash attenuator is impacted by an errant vehicle, the anti-rotational attachment system is actuated to prevent the trailer mounted crash impact attenuator from rotating relative to the host vehicle. | 04-25-2013 |
20130099514 | VEHICLE BUMPER APPARATUS AND CRUSH BOX THEREOF - A vehicle bumper apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement member formed to have a hollow cross section and including a vehicle interior portion formed to have an open cross section including an opening, and a crush box supporting the bumper reinforcement member to mount the bumper reinforcement member to a side member of a vehicle body, the crush box including a connecting portion arranged at a vehicle exterior portion, the connecting portion closing the opening of the bumper reinforcement member to restrict the opening from being expanded, and a retaining portion protruding from the connecting portion toward an exterior side of a vehicle to retain the bumper reinforcement member. | 04-25-2013 |
20130113226 | ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR CONFLICTING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE BUMPERS - In an embodiment, multi-stage energy absorbing system can comprise: a thermoplastic flanged frame and a crush lobe having a proximal base aligned with the flanged frame and a distal end protruding from the flanged frame. The crush lobe comprises a central slab and slab pairs such that the crush lobe comprises a total of 2i+1 slabs, wherein i is the number of slab pairs and is greater than or equal to 1. The slabs are disposed in a stepped arrangement and configured to absorb impact energy by collapsing in a telescopic manner with increasing energy level. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119682 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH CRASHBOX - A motor vehicle, in particular passenger motorcar, is provided. The motor vehicle includes a side member, a bumper and a crashbox. The crash box includes a main portion extending between a tip of the side member and the bumper and an anchoring portion pushed into an open end of the side member. A support body extends within the anchoring portion between walls of the anchoring portion located opposite each other. | 05-16-2013 |
20130119683 | Bumper Assembly - A method of making a beam-box crash management system comprises forming a first shell ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130127191 | POLYMERIC CRASH BOX FOR A VEHICLE - A polymeric crash box ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130147216 | ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE - An energy absorber for a vehicle includes a structure with an I-shaped cross-sectional structure, preventing collision energy from causing a buckling phenomenon. Particularly, the wiring for an electric wire connected to a sensor can be realized by making use of extra space. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154285 | BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A bumper beam assembly for a vehicle may include a back beam disposed inside a vehicle bumper, both distal ends of the back beam being oriented in a lateral direction of a main body of the vehicle, crash boxes coupled to one side of the back beam, the crash boxes protruding from the both distal ends of the back beam toward the bumper, and back beam stays integrally coupled to the other side of the back beam, the back beam stays protruding from the both distal ends of the back beam toward an inside of the vehicle, in a direction opposite to a direction in which the crash boxes protrude. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154286 | IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER - An impact absorbing member includes: a first wall and a second wall that face each other; a plurality of side walls connecting these first wall and second wall; a corner portion connecting the side walls; and a destruction inducing portion, located within a predetermined area from the corner portion, for destroying the corner portion when the first wall or the second wall receives impact. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154287 | CRASH BOX FOR A VEHICLE - Disclosed is the outer support member and the inner support member each have a vertical wall and upper and lower horizontal walls. The vertical walls of the outer support member and inner support member are formed on the outer surfaces of the respective support members. The inner edges of the upper and lower horizontal walls are inclined from the rear portions thereof toward front center portions thereof. Thus, the performance of the crash box of the present invention may satisfy the requirements for both an offset test and a barrier test, reduce the weight of the bumper beam assembly to thereby reduce costs, and improve the performance and fuel efficiency of the vehicle. | 06-20-2013 |
20130193699 | POLYMERIC CRASH BOX FOR A VEHICLE AND BUMPER STRUCTURE - A polymeric crash box ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130207408 | CRASH STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE RIGIDITY FOR A DEFORMATION ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A crash structure with adjustable rigidity for a deformation element in a vehicle includes an infinitely variably adjustable rigidity. The adjustable rigidity is adjusted by moving two profiles relative to each other such that a position of the two profiles opposite each other is reached. The position defines a degree of rigidity for the deformation element. | 08-15-2013 |
20130234456 | BUMPER SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ENERGY DISSIPATION IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD-ON COLLISION - A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes a bumper cross member which is arranged transversely to a travel direction and has two attachment zones for connection to two side rails arranged in parallel relationship to the travel direction. The bumper cross member has a center portion extending between the attachment zones and two end zones to close off the bumper cross member to vehicle sides. A deformation element is arranged behind each of the end zones and constructed to support in the event of a head-on collision with slight overlap the end zone which undergoes a buckling as a result of the head-on collision. At least one belt element at least partly surrounds a circumference of the deformation element and is secured to at least one of the side rails. | 09-12-2013 |
20130241218 | VEHICLE BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - Provided is a vehicle bumper reinforcement including: an inner-wall section in a long shape along the width direction of a vehicle; an outer-wall section formed in a long shape so as to be arranged to face the inner-wall section; an upper-wall section connecting an upper end side of the inner-wall section and an upper end side of the outer-wall section; and a lower-wall section connecting a lower end side of the inner-wall section and a lower end side of the outer-wall section. The inner-wall section has a first concave section with a bottom, which is formed along a longitudinal direction thereof, the outer-wall section has a second concave section with a bottom, which is formed along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a bottom surface of the first concave section and a bottom surface of the second concave section are arranged to face each other. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241219 | CRASH BOX AND BUMPER DEVICE - Provided is a crash box to be installed to a bumper reinforcement including an outer-wall section, an upper-wall section and a lower-wall section, an upper inner-wall section, a lower inner-wall section, and a clearance between the upper inner-wall section and the lower inner-wall section. The crash box includes a body section provided between a member of a vehicle body side and the bumper reinforcement, an upper support section provided to protrude from the body section to a bumper reinforcement side, a lower support section provided to protrude from the body section to the bumper reinforcement side, and an insertion section provided to protrude from the body section to the bumper reinforcement side, inserted from the clearance into the bumper reinforcement and contacting a lower end portion of the upper inner-wall section and an upper end portion of the lower inner-wall section. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241220 | VEHICLE CHASSIS FRAME SIDE RAIL OF IMPROVED CROSS SECTION - The invention relates to a vehicle, notably a motor vehicle, chassis frame side rail made up of two section pieces of U-shaped cross section, welded together by longitudinal connecting tabs juxtaposed contiguously and more or less perpendicularly extending the ends of the branches of the U, in which each section piece has, between each of the tabs and the branches of the U that it extends, a joining area that forms two separate longitudinal plastic hinges that deform if the side rail is deformed by longitudinal compression so as to keep the welded joint between the tabs intact. | 09-19-2013 |
20130300138 | Scalable Crush Can For Vehicle - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a crush can for a vehicle frame including a crush can body having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape that is at least approximately a 10-sided polygon. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a crush can for a vehicle frame including a crush can body having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape that includes a plurality of outwardly pointing apexes and a plurality of inwardly pointing apexes. | 11-14-2013 |
20130300139 | AUTOMOBILE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - In an automobile front portion structure, a dilatant impact absorbing body that is formed from a material having dilatant characteristics is accommodated at an inner side of a crash box and is fixed to a front end surface of a front side member. A length dimension in a vehicle longitudinal direction of this dilatant impact absorbing body is set such that, when an axial compressive deformation amount of the crash box becomes greater than or equal to a set value that is smaller than a maximum value of the axial compressive deformation amount, the dilatant impact absorbing body receives compressive load between the front side member and a front bumper reinforcement. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313840 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A collision load is appropriately absorbed even in a case that the collision load is intersectionally input from the oblique rear with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction. Plural first to sixth corner portions provided at the rear end of an extension are arranged such as to be located at respective different positions along the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein the first corner portion located at the vehicle transverse inner upper end is located the rearmost, and wherein the first to sixth corner portions and first to sixth edge lines, which form the rear end of the extension, are provided such as to be located at the rear in a spiral form from the first corner portion toward the vehicle front in order. | 11-28-2013 |
20140015265 | COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A collision energy absorption structure of a vehicle may include a bumper back beam that may be disposed in a traverse direction of the vehicle, a side member that may be disposed at a predetermined distance from the bumper back beam in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a crush box, of which a first side protrudes in a front direction of the bumper back beam and of which a second side may be interposed between the bumper back beam and the side member. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015266 | Vehicle Bumper Assembly - The invention relates to a vehicle bumper assembly ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140021729 | BUMPER-STAY MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND LOAD TRANSMISSION MEMBER - A bumper-stay mounting structure includes a rear side member, a bumper stay and a load transmission member, in the bumper-stay mounting structure, a load being transmitted intensively to a lower side of a rear end portion of the rear side member, the bumper-stay mounting structure, the load transmission member having, on an inner peripheral side of a fastened portion, a protruding portion in a box shape, which protrudes toward the rear portion of the bumper stay in the vehicle longitudinal direction so as to be inserted into an opening of the bumper stay; and a side wall of the protruding portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section that is perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, is opened on a vehicle upper side, and is provided with, at a front end edge of the side wall, a flange extending outward from a side wall as the fastened portion. | 01-23-2014 |
20140042758 | Energy Absorption Device with Fibers Embedded in a Plastic Material, and Associated Front Face - The invention relates to an energy absorption device for a motor vehicle, said device comprising a structure provided so as to plastically deform under the effect of an impact of a given energy, the structure being made of a matrix of a ductile plastic material and high-tenacity fibers embedded in the matrix, the majority of the fibers having a length of between 0.1 and 10 mm, and the material comprising between 2 and 10 wt % of high-tenacity fibers. | 02-13-2014 |
20140062106 | IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An impact absorbing device for a vehicle may include a bumper beam disposed to extend in a traverse direction of a vehicle, a side member extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and disposed at a lateral side of the vehicle in the traverse direction thereof, a crash box connecting the bumper beam in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the side member, a fender apron member disposed at outer sides of the side member in the traverse direction of the vehicle, a connecting member connecting the fender apron member and the side member, and a side crash box of which a front tip end may be mounted to an outer portion of the bumper beam positioned at an outer direction of the side member in the traverse direction of the vehicle, and of which a rear tip end may be disposed to be spaced apart from the connecting member at a predetermined interval therebetween. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062107 | IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An impact absorbing device for a vehicle may include a bumper beam having a hollow cross section which extends in a traverse direction of the vehicle, and crash boxes interposed between the bumper beam and a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at both distal portions of the bumper beam, wherein rear surfaces of the both distal portions in the bumper beam include an opening formed so as to communicate with the hollow cross section of the bumper beam, wherein a rib may be formed at the opening of the bumper beam in a traverse direction of the opening, and wherein the crash box includes a front tip end inserted through the opening while being fitted to the rib to extend up to an inside of the hollow cross section, and a rear tip end mounted to the vehicle body in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140091585 | SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL IMPACT COUNTER-MEASURE - An automotive vehicle support structure assembly includes a bumper extending across the front of the vehicle, a longitudinal side member extending rearwardly from the bumper, and a link member extending between the end of the bumper and the side member. The link member is mounted to the side member and bumper via a pair of hinged connections. In the event of a small overlap collision, the link member is configured to contact a colliding barrier and pivot rearwardly in response while maintaining contact with the barrier to transfer the force of the collision inwardly toward the side member. | 04-03-2014 |
20140103670 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a bumper reinforcement, a front side member, and a bumper stay. The front side member is formed with a closed section portion, and a protruding portion that protrudes from this closed section portion toward a vehicle front side. The bumper stay, together with a protruding portion, forms an open section portion. Also, a notch is formed on the vehicle width direction inside of the closed section portion, and a cutout is formed on the vehicle width direction outside of the open section portion. Opposing wall portions that are fixed to protruding opposing portions and opposing wall portions that connect the cutout and the notch are formed on the bumper stay. These opposing wall portions are formed with extending edge portions that extend from the cutout side toward the notch side. | 04-17-2014 |
20140125073 | IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER AND BUMPER DEVICE - An impact absorbing member is formed by bending one sheet of a metal plate material and then joining adjacent end parts thereof. The impact absorbing member includes the following integrally-connected portions: a fixing plate, an impact absorbing part having two first side wall plates and two second side wall plates, two flange plates, and two bridge plates. The impact absorbing part overall has an approximate square or rectangular tube shape after being bent. Joining parts are provided at each opposing end parts of the first and second side wall plates. The adjacent end parts of the first and second side wall plates overlap and are joined. The end parts of the two flange plates are also joined to the end parts of the two bridge plates. | 05-08-2014 |
20140167428 | PRESSURE-BASED CRASH DETECTION SYSTEM INCORPORATED IN SIDE RAIL - A vehicular crash sensing system includes a bumper cap for contacting a bumper. A chamber fits into a side rail attached to the bumper, the chamber being sealed by the bumper cap. A stop element limits movement of the chamber into the side rail. A pressure sensor detects an increased chamber air pressure during crushing of the chamber resulting from movement of the bumper with respect to the stop element. | 06-19-2014 |
20140203578 | SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - A shock absorbing member provided between a side member extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle and a bumper reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction and provided at the side member, includes: a shock absorbing portion, which extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is supported by the side member and which is configured to absorb an impact caused by a load by being compressed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle when the load is applied to the bumper reinforcement in at least one of a forward direction and a backward direction; and a bumper reinforcing portion, which extends from an end portion side closer to the side member in the impact absorbing portion toward a vehicle-width-direction outside and a bumper reinforcement side and which reinforces the vehicle-width-direction end portion side of the bumper reinforcement. | 07-24-2014 |
20140284947 | VEHICLE FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle front body structure includes: a vehicle body structural member disposed below a front end of a hood and extends substantially along the vehicle width direction; and an energy absorbing member that protrudes toward a vehicle front side from the vehicle body structural member, extends substantially along the vehicle width direction, and deforms so as to absorb energy upon a collision. The energy absorbing member is secured to the vehicle body structural member at opposite ends of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction. A clearance is defined between a central part of the energy absorbing member in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle body structural member. | 09-25-2014 |
20140284948 | ENERGY ABSORBING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - An energy absorbing assembly, sometimes referred to as a crush tip assembly, that is mounted to a body-on-frame vehicle, either behind a front or rear bumper, so that the assembly absorbs energy in during a collision. The energy absorbing member is a multi-piece assembly where adjoining segments are secured together with a welded joint that may include a non-linear portion having one or more junction features. The specific arrangement of the non-linear portion, along with other optional secondary features like strengthening ribs, holes, slots, etc., can be used to achieve more desirable energy profiles during a collision event. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292007 | SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - A shock absorbing member according to the present invention includes an outer peripheral wall ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140292008 | Bumper Assembly - A method of making a beam-box crash management system comprises forming a first shell ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140312636 | BUMPER ENERGY ABSORBER WITH SENSOR AND CONFIGURED LOBES - A vehicle bumper system comprises a bumper reinforcement beam and an energy absorber with top and bottom rows of similarly-shaped spaced-apart crush lobes in alternating relation for uniform impact resistance across the bumper system. The illustrated top row of crush lobes provides a high first force-deflection curve for high impact forces, and the bottom row of crush lobes provides a lower second force-deflection curve, for pedestrian reduced injury. An elongated sensor is positioned under shear walls of the top and bottom crush lobes, and is retained by tabs on the energy absorber. This positively retains the sensor in position on the bumper system, with few (or zero) separate fasteners, while facilitating quick assembly and reliable operation of the sensor tube. | 10-23-2014 |
20140312637 | SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL IMPACT COUNTER-MEASURE - A support structure assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a side member extending in a generally longitudinal direction and having a forward end; a link member having a generally fixed shape and having outer and inner mounting portions with the inner portion being mounted to the side member via an inner hinged connection; and a bumper having a main bumper member and a bumper extension member forming an end portion of the bumper. The bumper extends generally transverse and lateral to the longitudinal direction of the side member, and the bumper extension member extends laterally across and beyond the forward end of the side member. The bumper extension member includes forward and rearward wall portions. The rearward wall portion is sandwiched between the main bumper member and the forward end of the side member. | 10-23-2014 |
20140319859 | EXTRUDED MEMBER WITH ALTERED RADIAL FINS - A method of extruding a component includes: creating a first design of a component, wherein in the first design the component comprises a member and is configured for an implementation; adding at least one radial fin to the member in the first design, the member and the radial fins being a second design of the component; extruding a piece that conforms to the second design and has at least one extruded radial fin; and altering the extruded radial fin on the extruded piece, the alteration adding or enhancing a structural property of the component in the implementation. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319860 | BUMPER ARRANGMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A bumper arrangement includes a bumper cross member, at least one crash box, which extends in a longitudinal direction and of which a front end is fastened to the bumper cross member, at least one support element extending along an outside of the crash box obliquely to the longitudinal direction, and a connection portion ( | 10-30-2014 |
20140327254 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure includes: a front side member that is arranged on a side portion of a front vehicle body longitudinally in a vehicle front-rear direction; a bumper reinforcement that is arranged longitudinally in a vehicle width direction, that is connected directly or indirectly to a front end of the front side member, and that includes a protruding portion that protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the front side member; and a high-strength member that is formed with a higher strength than the protruding portion, that is mounted to a rear-surface side of the protruding portion, and that is formed such that a dimension in the vehicle front-rear direction is increased as the high-strength member extends more outward in the vehicle width direction. | 11-06-2014 |
20140346790 | Sinusoidal Crush Can Assembly - A sinusoidal crush can assembly for a bumper assembly includes a top wall, a bottom wall spaced from the top wall, and a pair of spaced side walls that extend between the top wall and the bottom wall to present a generally tubular and trapezoidal shape. The crush can assembly further includes a sinusoidal wave portion disposed along each of the walls from the rear end towards the front end. Each of the wave portions include peaks and troughs that define a sinusoidal wave depth, and the sinusoidal wave depth reduces gradually from the front end toward the rear end. Each of the peaks and the troughs are aligned with one another. The crush can assembly further includes a wave portion separator that extends angularly between adjacent ones of the wave portions to transition between each of the sinusoidal wave portions that are disposed along each of the walls. | 11-27-2014 |
20140353990 | ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC TUBE EXPANSION METHOD FOR RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION MEMBER AND POLYGON CROSS-SECTION MEMBER - An end of a stay material made of a tubular aluminum alloy extruded material is expanded by electromagnetic molding to form a flange for producing a bumper stay. The flange width is increased without cracking and a decrease in the thickness. A stay material having a circumferential wall undulating in a waveform pattern is used. A circumferential length L (one round length along waveform pattern) of the outer periphery wall along the circumferential direction of the stay material is longer than a circumferential length L | 12-04-2014 |
20140361559 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body front structure, a crash box provided in a front part of a front side member is broken by applying pressure due to a collision load, so that a second load transmission member moves backward toward a first load transmission member. This allows the second load transmission member to abut with the first load transmission member, thereby making it possible to transmit the collision load input into the second load transmission member, to a body portion of the front side member via the first load transmission member. Besides, since the second load transmission member is not provided in a bumper reinforcement, it is possible to replace the bumper reinforcement separately from the second load transmission member. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361560 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body front structure, a crush box axially compression-deforms and a bumper extending portion of a bumper reinforcement bends toward a vehicle body rear side when an impact load is input to the bumper extending portion from a vehicle body front side. As a result, a rear end of the bumper extending portion abuts against a front surface of a gusset. This gusset is provided protruding toward a vehicle body width direction outside from a front end portion of a main body portion of a front side member, so the impact load on the bumper extending portion is able to be nicely transmitted to the main body portion via the gusset. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361561 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front structure includes a front side member that is arranged on a side portion of a vehicle body front portion and extends in a vehicle body front-rearward direction; an extending portion that extends farther toward an outside in a vehicle width direction than the front side member; and a load transmitting member that connects the extending portion and the front side member together, and is configured such that a pushing portion on a front end side is guided toward a receiving portion on a rear end side by an intermediate portion deforming in response to a frontal collision load. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361562 | ENERGY-ABSORBING SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An energy-absorbing support structure has an absorbing body including a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The latter is arranged between a support structure abutment component and a support structure impact-absorbing component. The absorbing body absorbs energy by deforming from a starting state into a deformed deformation state based on an impact-induced relative displacement of the support structure components, the energy being introduced into the support structure by an impact. The absorbing body is configured as a body which has already been predeformed in the starting state by energy absorption compared to an original state. During production of the support structure, the absorbing body is firstly produced in the original state, the latter is then predeformed into the starting state and finally the absorbing body is connected to the support structure components. The result is a support structure which absorbs energy in a predictable and defined manner upon an impact-induced introduction of energy. | 12-11-2014 |
20140367985 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A frame structure for a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a side member, a bumper cross member, a first crash box arranged in extension of the side member and a second crash box, which obliquely branches off to the side from the arrangement of side member and first crash box. The bumper cross member protrudes over the first crash box towards the side, and an outer end of the second crash box is fastened to the bumper cross member. | 12-18-2014 |
20150021940 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE COMPONENT - A number of variations may include a product including an energy absorbing component for a vehicle comprising at least one of a crush can, an insert for a cross car beam or a front impact extension. | 01-22-2015 |
20150021941 | DEFORMATION ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR BUMPERS ON MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a deformation element, in particular for bumper cross member ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150028606 | MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURE WITH CRASH BOX - A motor vehicle structure is disclosed which includes a cross member, at least one side member connected to the cross member via a crash box. At least one strut supports a lateral region of the cross member, and the strut is connected to a molded part which is connected to the crash box and/or the side member. | 01-29-2015 |
20150048636 | ENERGY ABSORBING APPARATUS FOR A BUMPER RAIL - A collision energy absorption apparatus and a vehicle front end structure including the apparatus. The apparatus is welded to a bumper beam and is laterally adjacent a longitudinally extending member disposed behind the bumper beam. The apparatus has a central body having a front edge attached to the bumper beam and a rear edge that is spaced from the bumper beam and the longitudinally extending member. Upper and lower triangular walls extend between the central body and the longitudinally extending member. A rib extends laterally outwardly from the central body. | 02-19-2015 |
20150061307 | IMPACT-ABSORBING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular impact absorber including: a hollow tubular body having a plurality of flat plate-shaped side walls and having a polygonal section; and a vehicle body-side attachment plate that is fixed integrally with the tubular body via a bracket in a state where the vehicle body-side attachment plate is in contact with one end portion of the tubular body in an axial direction, the vehicular impact absorber being fixed at the vehicle body-side attachment plate to a vehicle body-side member, and the vehicular impact absorber absorbing impact energy as the tubular body is crushed in the axial direction when an impact load is applied to the tubular body through the other end portion of the tubular body in the axial direction, the vehicular impact absorber being configured such that the bracket has a fixed plate portion that has a prescribed length in the axial direction of the tubular body. | 03-05-2015 |
20150076846 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE UNDER-RUN PROTECTIVE DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an apparatus, a system for a under-run protection device for a vehicle comprising a first beam member extending laterally to the direction of the vehicle, wherein a partial portion of the first beam has a corrugated cross-section. A second beam member mounted on the first beam member positioned and adapted to absorb an impact from another vehicle by deforming when the impact force exceeds a predetermined level, further the partial corrugated cross-section of the first beam member enables reduction in construction/manufacturing material for the said second beam member. A plurality of brackets characterized by a L-shape, joined to the first beam member at one arm of the L-shape and with the vehicle at other arm of the L-shape. | 03-19-2015 |
20150102615 | Crush-Can Attached to a Frame Rail Through a Vehicle Body - An impact absorption assembly includes a bumper that is attached to a crush-can. The crush-can is assembled within a frame rail or other chassis frame member. A load path for a low speed impact is provided from the bumper through the crush-can and to the frame rail. An outer body structure defines an opening through which the crush-can is assembled to avoid damage to the outer body structure that may include a back-light support panel, a lift-gate and a rear tail light. | 04-16-2015 |
20150108775 | CRUSH BOX - A crush box includes a tubular body having a polygonal section and disposed between an end portion of a bumper beam and a vehicle body in such a posture that an axial direction of the tubular body generally coincides with a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, in which the tubular body has an outer side wall and an inner side wall that is located inward of the outer side wall in a vehicle-width direction, and both the outer side wall and the inner side wall are inclined outward in the vehicle-width direction, in a direction from the vehicle body toward the bumper beam, and in which the tubular body is crushed into a bellows shape to absorb impact energy as a compressive load is applied to the tubular body from the bumper beam in the axial direction of the tubular body, wherein an angle of inclination of the outer side wall is greater than an angle of inclination of the inner side wall. | 04-23-2015 |
20150108776 | Energy Absorbing Apparatus for a Bumper Rail - A collision energy absorption apparatus and a vehicle front end structure including the apparatus. The apparatus is welded to a bumper beam and is laterally adjacent a longitudinally extending member disposed behind the bumper beam. The apparatus has a central body having a front edge attached to the bumper beam and a rear edge that is spaced from the bumper beam and the longitudinally extending member. Upper and lower triangular walls extend between the central body and the longitudinally extending member. A rib extends laterally outwardly from the central body. | 04-23-2015 |
20150291115 | SCALABLE CRUSH CAN FOR VEHICLE - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a crush can for a vehicle frame including a crush can body having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape that is at least approximately a 10-sided polygon. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a crush can for a vehicle frame including a crush can body having a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional shape that includes a plurality of outwardly pointing apexes and a plurality of inwardly pointing apexes. | 10-15-2015 |
20150298634 | VEHICLE BODY END SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body end section structure is obtained that enables a spacer member that transmits load to a framework member in a small overlap collision to be suppressed from impinging on a wheel in a minor collision. The vehicle body end section structure comprises a pair of left and right framework members, a bumper framework section connected to leading end portions of the pair of framework members, and a spacer member that projects out from a jutting-out portion of the bumper framework section toward a framework member side. The spacer member is disposed such that a rotation trajectory of the spacer member about a connection location between the bumper framework section and the framework member, the connection location is positioned on an opposite side in the vehicle width direction of the spacer member, does not impinge on a wheel in plan view. | 10-22-2015 |
20150314743 | VEHICLE END SECTION STRUCTURE - In a frontal vehicle collision, an orthogonal cross-section of a crash box, taken orthogonally to the vehicle front-rear direction, deforms into a hexagonal shape. Due to this deformation of the orthogonal cross-section, new ridge lines are formed at an upper face portion and a lower face portion, running from the vicinity of both end portions in a vehicle width direction of vehicle rear end portions to the vicinity of both end portions in the vehicle width direction of respective join portions S. The strength of the crash box in the vehicle front-rear direction increases due to the increased number of ridge lines in the vehicle front-rear direction (axial direction). Load generated during crushing of the crash box in the vehicle front-rear direction therefore increases, as a result of which the energy absorption amount of the crash box increases. Namely, the impact absorption performance of the crash box is improved. | 11-05-2015 |
20150336526 | BUMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle having a crossmember which can be coupled to longitudinal members via crash boxes, wherein the crash boxes are arranged between the crossmember and a flange plate which is assigned to the respective crash box and which is designed to couple to a longitudinal member is provided. In this context, each crash box is assigned at least one strut which is supported both on in each case one end of the crash box pointing away from the crossmember and/or a flange plate as well as on the crossmember, wherein the at least one strut is arranged in the longitudinal extent of the crossmember between two crash boxes and has at least one predefined deformation point. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343972 | CRASH BOX FOR VEHICLE - A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343973 | MOTOR-VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE WITH AN IMPROVED FRONT-END UNIT - A motor-vehicle front structure includes a pair of longitudinal struts having front-ends to which two strut plates are secured. A front cross-member is located forwardly of the strut plates and has ends with two rearwardly facing crash-box plates connected to the front cross-member by two crash-box structures. The crash-box plates are connected to a lower auxiliary cross-member by two respective supports. A front-end unit for supporting one or more auxiliary motor-vehicle components has an upper cross-member and a lower cross-member. The crash-box plates are connected directly to the strut plates. The upper and lower cross-members of the front-end unit are made of elements which are separated from each other. The upper cross-member is connected directly to the crash-box plates, whereas the lower cross-member is connected directly to the supports, through which it is connected to the crash-box plates. | 12-03-2015 |
20150360631 | BODY ARRANGEMENT WITH A PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR SAFETY-RELEVANT PARTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD - A protective arrangement for safety-relevant parts of a motor vehicle that are arranged in a supporting structure. The protective arrangement is provided between the safety-relevant part and the closest bumper. The protective arrangement has at least one protective element that is arched in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle toward the outside of the motor vehicle. The protective element is mounted directly or indirectly on the supporting structure via bearings that are configured such that a bearing action acts only in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360632 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front section structure capable of suppressing deformation of a vehicle body in a small overlap collision is obtained. A vehicle body front section structure includes a front side member with a crash box attached to a vehicle front end, a coupling member that is interposed between and joined to the crash box and the front side member at a vehicle front end side, and that is joined to a fender apron section at a vehicle rear end, and a spacer that is disposed at a portion overlapping with the front side member in a vehicle vertical direction between the front side member and the coupling member. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360633 | VEHICLE FRONT SECTON STRUCTURE - A vehicle front section structure includes a front side member that is formed with a front flange at a vehicle front-rear direction front end; a crash box that is joined to the front flange at a rear flange formed at a vehicle front-rear direction rear end; and a coupling member that is joined to a fender apron section at a vehicle rear end. The coupling member includes a joining plate formed at a vehicle front end side joined to the front flange in an interposed state between the front flange and the rear flange, with a front end side of a portion of the coupling member positioned at a vehicle width direction outer side of the front side member angled such that in plan view a rear side is separated further to the vehicle width direction outer side from the front side member than the vehicle front side. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367797 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes: a side member that is disposed running along a vehicle front-rear direction; an upper member that, when viewed along the vehicle width direction, is disposed running along the vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle upper side of the side member, and comprises a vehicle front-rear direction outside end portion that is positioned at a different position in a vehicle up-down direction from a position in the vehicle up-down direction of a vehicle front-rear direction outside end portion of the side member; a coupling member that couples the vehicle front-rear direction outside end portion of the upper member and the vehicle front-rear direction outside end portion of the side member; and a crash box that comprises a vehicle front-rear direction inside end portion that is joined to the coupling member. | 12-24-2015 |
20150375701 | Bumper System For A Vehicle - One bumper system for a vehicle includes a bumper bracket and a deformation element connected to the bumper bracket. The bumper bracket is composed of a metallic workpiece with an undulating form such that the bumper bracket has at least one undulation trough and at least two undulation peaks, and reinforcement zones are formed in regions of the undulation trough. Another bumper system for a vehicle includes a bumper bracket and a deformation element connected to the bumper bracket. The bumper bracket has an undulating form such that the bumper bracket has a plurality of undulation troughs and a plurality of undulation peaks, and reinforcement zones are formed in each undulation trough. In each system, a second deformation element may be connected to the bumper bracket, and at least one characteristic of the reinforcement zones may increase or decrease between the deformation elements and a middle of the bumper bracket. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001725 | VEHICULAR IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER - A vehicle shock absorbing member, which has a tubular shape having a plurality of flat plate-shaped sidewalls and having a closed section, in which, of the plurality of sidewalls, each of a pair of sidewalls located on right and left sides and separated from each other in a lateral direction of a vehicle has a groove portion formed extending in an axial direction of the tubular shape so as to be recessed inward, which is disposed between a vehicle body-side member and a bumper member in such an attitude that the axial direction corresponds to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and which, when subjected to a compressive load, is crushed like an a bellows in the axial direction to absorb impact energy, a pair of flat plate-shaped partition walls being formed in the tubular shape integrally with the tubular shape so as to be separated from each other in a vertical direction and so as to couple the pair of sidewalls, and the upper partition wall being tilted downward and the lower partition wall being tilted upward such that an interval between the pair of partition walls decreases closer to an inner side of the vehicle in the lateral direction of the vehicle. | 01-07-2016 |
20160023623 | FRONT-END MODULE - A front-end module having a cross-member with crash boxes attached thereto, and a mounting support arranged spaced apart therefrom and above the cross-member. The mounting support is attached by support elements to the cross-member or to the crash boxes, and the support elements are connected by clip connections to the mounting support. | 01-28-2016 |
20160039374 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure includes: a pair of right and left front side members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction; load receiving members each projecting from a corresponding one of the front side members outward in the vehicle-width direction, having an outer side surface in the vehicle-width direction, which is tilted inward in the vehicle-width direction from the vehicle front side toward the vehicle rear side; and protruding members each disposed forward of a corresponding one of the load receiving members in the vehicle front-rear direction, each protruding forward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and each having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the rear end portion being fixed at a position at which at least a part of the protruding member overlaps with the corresponding load receiving member in a front view of the vehicle, and the front end portion being a free end. | 02-11-2016 |
20160059809 | ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE FOR BUMPER ASSEMBLY - An energy absorbing device for a bumper assembly of a vehicle includes a plunger. A deformable wall extends along an axis and defines a cavity for receiving the plunger during relative movement between the plunger and the deformable wall resulting from impact between the bumper assembly and another object. A ledge is fixed to the deformable wall and extends between the cavity and the plunger for collapsing the deformable wall into the cavity. The deformable wall collapses inwardly to eliminate material stack up to accommodate packaging restraints in the design of the bumper assembly. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059810 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - There are provided an outside crash can provided on an outward side of an inside crash can, extending obliquely forward and outward from a front-end side middle portion of the front side frame and connecting to an outward end portion of a bumper reinforcement and a second set plate connecting the inside crash can and the outside crash can to the front side frame. The second set plate includes a middle wall extending longitudinally, a front end wall extending inward from a front end of the middle wall, and a rear end wall extending outward from a rear end of the middle wall, a rear end-side portion of the inside crash can is connected to the front and rear end walls, and a rear-end side portion of the outside crash can is connected to the middle and rear end walls. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068125 | DEVICE FOR ABSORBING KINETIC ENERGY, IN PARTICULAR FOR INSTALLING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for absorbing kinetic energy includes a first stationary component and a second component that can be moved in relation to the first component, wherein at least one of the components converts energy by plastic deformation when a certain force level is exceeded, and comprising a coupling apparatus, which operatively connects the first component and the second component in such a way that the two components can be moved in relation to each other only with low energy conversion when the coupling apparatus is not activated and forces can be transmitted from one component to the other component when the coupling apparatus is activated. movable component has a deformation element, which initially deforms in the event of a crash, so that a movement of the movable component occurs only thereafter, wherein the coupling apparatus is continuously in engagement with the two components and thus continuously produces a first low coupling force level and, when the coupling apparatus is activated, the coupling forces are increased from the first low coupling force level to a high coupling force level and plastic deformation of at least one component occurs. | 03-10-2016 |
20160082911 | BUMPER JOINING STRUCTURE AND CRUSH BOX - Provided is a bumper joining structure, including: a bumper reinforcement having a front portion extending in a vehicle width direction, and a pair of flange portions extending from both edge portions of the front portion in a vehicle up-down direction, wherein the pair of flange portions include first joining portions; and a plurality of crush boxes arranged on the bumper reinforcement so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, the plurality of crush boxes having a tubular shape which has a pair of end portions in a vehicle front-rear direction and side surfaces extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein one of the pair of end portions is mounted to the front portion, and the side surfaces include second joining portions which join to the first joining portions. | 03-24-2016 |
20160101751 | FRONT STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle front structure having a bumper reinforcement arranged in the vehicle width direction at the front part of a pair of front side members is provided. A pair of extensions is provided to the bumper reinforcement at positions outside of the front side members in the vehicle width direction. Each extension is provided with a front protrusion protruding ahead of the bumper reinforcement at positions outside of the front side member on the front side, and a rear protrusion protruding backward on the rear side. At the time of a small overlap frontal crash, loads imposed on the extension are transmitted to and absorbed by the front side member by the rear protrusion via the front protrusion. | 04-14-2016 |
20160121829 | VEHICLE CONNECTING MEMBER AND VEHICLE FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle connecting member including: a front face portion that is connected to a crash box; a first connecting section inserted with and connected to a front end portion of a side member provided running along a vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle front-rear direction rear side of the crash box; a second connecting section that is formed at a vehicle width direction outside of the first connecting section in a vehicle plan view, and that is connected to a lower end portion of an outrigger provided running along the vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle width direction outside of the side member so as to extend toward a vehicle vertical direction lower side; and one or more lateral ribs that couple together the first connecting section and the second connecting section. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121830 | CRASHBOX FOR A BUMPER SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a crashbox for a bumper system of a motor vehicle, comprising an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the crashbox is divided in the longitudinal extent thereof into a first length portion and an adjoining second length portion ( | 05-05-2016 |
20160129866 | Crush Box - A crush box, which has a tubular body having a plurality of flat plate-shape sidewalls and having a polygonal shape in section, which is disposed in such an attitude that an axial direction of the tubular body matches a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and which, when subjected to a compressive load in the axial direction, is crushed like an accordion in the axial direction to absorb impact energy, the crush box being configured such that a plurality of flanges projecting outward from the tubular body are provided along only a plurality of outer ridges located on an outer side in a lateral direction of the vehicle out of a plurality of ridges located along a boundary between the plurality of sidewalls, such that the plurality of flanges extend along an entire axial length of the tubular body, the tubular body is formed by a pair of body halves divided by a pair of upper and lower outer ridges located at upper and lower positions on the outer side in the lateral direction of the vehicle out of the plurality of ridges located along the boundary between the plurality of sidewalls, each of the pair of body halves has joint portions at its both ends located along the pair of upper and lower outer ridges, the joint portions are placed on each other and bonded together and project outward from the tubular body, and a pair of upper and lower flanges functioning as the plurality of flanges are formed by the joint portions, and the upper flange is provided so that the upper flange projects obliquely upward and outward in the lateral direction of the vehicle in section perpendicular to the axial direction of the tubular body, and the lower flange is provided so that the lower flange projects obliquely downward and outward in the lateral direction of the vehicle in section perpendicular to the axial direction of the tubular body. | 05-12-2016 |
20160137158 | VEHICLE ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE - The present invention provides a vehicle energy absorbing device, which comprises a primary energy absorbing box and a secondary energy absorbing box, said primary energy absorbing box having a U-shaped cross section with a bottom and a wall extending therefrom, said secondary energy absorbing box being nested inside said primary energy absorbing box. In the crash of a car with a pedestrian, said secondary energy absorbing box of the vehicle energy absorbing device according to the present invention can provide continuous stiffness when said primary energy absorbing box is nearly collapsed, so as to protect lower legs of pedestrians and reduce harms to legs of pedestrians. The vehicle energy absorbing device of the present invention can meet the requirements of both GB/T24550-2009 and GB17354. It can not only decrease harms to lower legs of pedestrians, but also reduce damages to automobiles as a result of low-speed crash. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144813 | Bumpers Including A Reinforcement Bracket and Vehicles Incorporating The Same - Bumpers and vehicles that include bumpers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a bumper includes a bumper beam assembly, the bumper beam assembly including a beam, the beam including a front side that is oriented to face forward in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a bumper extension portion that is coupled to the beam and positioned at an outboard end of the bumper beam assembly, the bumper extension portion including a front side that is oriented face forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction, a top side that is oriented transverse to the front side, and a bottom side that is oriented transverse to the front side, and a reinforcement bracket that is coupled to the bumper extension portion, where the reinforcement bracket includes a front side that extends across the front side of the bumper extension portion. | 05-26-2016 |
20160144814 | CRASH BOX OF VEHICLE HAVING INTEGRATED JOINT STRUCTURE BY SPOT WELDING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF - A crash box of a vehicle includes a back-beam laterally mounted to a front side of the vehicle. A first panel is longitudinally mounted to a rear side of the back-beam and combined with the back-beam. A second panel is longitudinally mounted to the rear side of the back-beam, is combined with the back-beam, and faces the first panel. | 05-26-2016 |
20160159301 | CRASH BOX FOR VEHICLE - A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion. | 06-09-2016 |
20160159302 | CRASH BOX FOR VEHICLE - A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion. | 06-09-2016 |
20160159303 | CRASH BOX FOR VEHICLE - A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion. | 06-09-2016 |
20220134983 | ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE BUMPER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle bumper assembly includes a first energy absorbing member extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle. A reinforcement member extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle and is connected to the first energy absorbing member. A second energy absorbing member is connected to the reinforcement member. The second energy absorbing member includes a first bracket member configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. A retaining member extends outwardly from the first bracket member. The retaining member has a first portion having a substantially constant first height and a second portion having a second height less than the first height. At least one first compression member is movably disposed in the retaining member. The at least one first compression member is configured to move through the retaining member responsive to an impact event. | 05-05-2022 |