| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 293117000 | Combined | 40 |
| 20080203742 | Bumper Structure - In a bumper, a touch sensor and a load detection sensor detect a load applied to the bumper in the event of a head-on collision, when pressed by an absorber. The touch sensor and the load detection sensor are provided in front of reinforced portions of a front wall of a bumper reinforcement. The touch sensor is provided in front of the load detection sensor with a load transfer plate interposed the touch sensor and the load detection sensor. In addition, in the event of a head-on collision, deformation of the front wall is suppressed by the reinforced portions and the load is appropriately applied to the touch sensor and the load detection sensor, and the load is appropriately applied from the touch sensor to the load detection sensor. Thus, the detection performance of the touch sensor and the load detection sensor can be stabilized. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080290672 | Device for Installing a Sensor - An installation device for a sensor on an outer surface of a component of a motor vehicle includes the following elements: a base member for accommodating the sensor; holding brackets for fastening the sensor to the base member; a contour ring for accommodating the base member and for attaching the base member to the component of the motor vehicle; tabs for fastening the base member to the contour ring; and spring elements for retaining the base member and contour ring on the component of the motor vehicle with force locking, the base member having a first rigid region and a second elastic region, and the contour ring being provided at an opening in the component of the motor vehicle. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080315598 | Vehicular collision detection apparatus - A collision detection apparatus for a vehicle having a vehicle bumper, which includes a bumper reinforcement includes a chamber member, a pressure sensor, and a collision detecting device. The chamber member is provided inside the vehicle bumper at a front surface of the bumper reinforcement. The pressure sensor is configured to sense change of pressure in the chamber space. The chamber member includes a deformable part and a non-deformable part, each of which extends in a vehicle width direction. The deformable part is compressed to be deformed between the collision object and the bumper reinforcement in a case, where the collision object collides with the vehicle bumper. The non-deformable part is limited from being compressed to be deformed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090021029 | Vehicular collision detection apparatus - A vehicular collision detection apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement, a bumper cover, a chamber forming member, a pressure sensor, a pressure changing device, and a chamber state detecting device. The cover is displaceable relative to the reinforcement toward a rear of the vehicle upon collision. The chamber forming member is provided between the reinforcement and the cover and defines a chamber space that is deformable upon displacement of the cover. The pressure sensor senses pressure in the chamber space. The pressure changing device changes pressure. The chamber state detecting device detects whether or not the chamber forming member is broken based on the pressure, which is detected while the pressure changing device is in operation. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090021030 | Collision detecting device - A collision detecting device includes a chamber member providing a space, a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure inside the space, a determination means, a bumper absorber for absorbing an impact generated by collision and a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the chamber member. Hardness of the chamber member changes with temperature. Thus, the deformation degree of the chamber member is different depending on temperature. However, the determination means corrects the pressure detected by the pressure sensor based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, and determines collision based on the corrected pressure. Therefore, a collision detecting device which can determine collision of an object with a vehicle accurately without being affected by the change of temperature can be obtained. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090026775 | VERSATILE VEHICLE BODY PROTECTOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A vehicle body protector of the present invention comprises one or more section, with each of the sections comprising one or more layers of compressible rubbery substance. Each section also comprises a face side, an attachment side, and a holder. The holder is intended for securing one or more sections to the body of a vehicle. At least one of the sections is shaped in the form of a raised visually-recognizable symbol. The method of simultaneously advertising and protecting the vehicle's surface from bumps and scratches, utilizing the vehicle body protector of the present invention is also described and claimed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090051177 | Bumper Guide with Illumination Performance - A guide for the vehicle includes a main body and a light emitting device mounted in the main body. The main body includes a support tube to support the light emitting device, a connecting member mounted on the support tube, a mounting sleeve mounted on the connecting member, and a housing mounted on the mounting sleeve and juxtaposed to the connecting member to retain the light emitting device between the housing and the connecting member. Thus, the guide has a light emitting device that emits light outwardly to provide a warning effect at the night or on a darker place so as to provide the driver's safety. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090096224 | IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE - An impact absorbing device which can absorb an impact, includes an exterior pipe, an interior pipe having a base part, the base part having one or more holes, and an interior pipe axially slidable within the exterior pipe. The device includes one or more movable resistance bodies arranged within the one or more holes, a support part having first, second and third sections and being movably arranged within the interior pipe. The device further includes an interior pipe movement component and a support part movement component which applies an energization power to the interior pipe. In a first operation mode, the second section faces the one or more holes and in a second operation mode the third section faces the one or more holes. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090152882 | COMBINATION BUMPER COVER AND STIFFENER FOR VEHICLES - A combination bumper cover and stiffener for vehicles maintains a good appearance and maximizes the absorption of shocks when a pedestrian is hit by the front of a vehicle. The combination bumper cover and stiffener includes a stiffener and a bumper cover. The stiffener includes a first mounting surface which contacts a front end module carrier of a vehicle, an extension surface which extends from the first mounting surface towards a front of the vehicle, and a second mounting surface which is formed by bending an edge of the extension surface towards a rear of the vehicle. The bumper cover is mounted at one surface thereof to the second mounting surface. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090206617 | BUMPER BEAM FOR A VEHICLE - A bumper beam in the form of an open hat beam with a central flange ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090267364 | VEHICLE FRONT END ASSEMBLY - A vehicle front end assembly is provided with a vehicle bumper fascia panel, a headlamp, a headlamp support bracket and a bumper fascia reinforcement bracket. The vehicle bumper fascia panel has an inbound facing surface and an exterior surface. The headlamp is disposed above the vehicle bumper fascia panel. The headlamp support bracket is disposed below the headlamp. The headlamp support bracket has a first locating structure. The bumper fascia reinforcement bracket is fixed to the vehicle bumper fascia panel to overlie an end section of the inbound facing surface of the vehicle bumper fascia panel to reinforce the end section. The bumper fascia reinforcement bracket includes a second locating structure mating with the first locating structure to position the headlamp with respect to the vehicle bumper fascia panel. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090315345 | BUMPER ARRANGEMENT IN OR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper arrangement in or for a vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a bumper, comprising at least one headlamp housing disposed at least partially in the bumper, that includes, but is not limited to a device for positioning the headlamp housing relative to the bumper, having a first receiving means, at which the bumper is attached, a first engagement means, which is firmly connected to the first receiving means, and the first engagement means is displaceably in engagement with the headlamp housing along an x axis, wherein the first engagement means has a fixed distance to the first receiving means along the z axis substantially perpendicularly to the x axis. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100038922 | VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE - In a vehicle bumper structure, an optical fiber sensor ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100084878 | RECOVERY BUMPER WITH A MULTIPLE-PULLEY, MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WINCH-SYSTEM AND STABILIZING SUPPORT LEGS - A remotely controllable recovery vehicle winch/stabilizing system, having a vehicle bumper; a first pulley attached to the bumper's first end; a winch attached to bumper's second end; a second pulley approximately midway between the first pulley and said winch and adjacent a swivel sheave; a cable, directed by the first and second pulleys and the swivel sheave, to be wound or unwound about the winch, with the pulleys, the swivel sheave, and the winch operatively arranged with respect to each other so as to maintain the cable perpendicular, or nearly so, to the rotational axis of the drum as it is fed to or played off of the drum so as to prevent the cable from jamming as the cable is used to either recover or deposit an object, and a set of stabilizing legs each leg attached to said bumper so as to stabilize and secure the recovery or release apparatus. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100176608 | Bumper Assemblies With Independently Aligned Garnishes and Reflectors - A bumper assembly for a vehicle may include a bumper cover with a garnish ring and a reflector disposed therein. The garnish ring may include a garnish connector and a reflector bracket that includes a reflector connection hole. The bumper cover may include a receptacle that includes a garnish bracket with a clearance hole and a connector opening that corresponds to the garnish connector. When the garnish ring is positioned in the receptacle, the garnish connector may be received in the connector opening thereby aligning the garnish ring with the bumper cover and the clearance hole with the reflector connection hole. The reflector may include a connector post when disposed in the garnish ring, the connector post may extend through the reflector connection hole and the clearance hole and be fastened to the reflector bracket such that the reflector is aligned with the garnish ring. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110080011 | BUMPER FACEPLATE WITH PORTS - The use of a bumper faceplate with ports provides for the easy assembly, increased structural strength, and dramatically improved aesthetic appearance of an assembled bumper containing bumper components. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110133499 | BUMPER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper for a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a bumper shell having an outer surface and a cut-out opening. A cut edge of the opening meets the outer surface at a sharp edge. A frame inserted into the opening covers the cut edge and an exposed outer surface of the frame has a convex curvature with a curvature radius of at least approximately 2 mm. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120013136 | CONCEALABLE LICENSE PLATE MOUNTING SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for providing and using concealable license plate mounting systems. Specifically, the present invention is a license plate mounting system that provides an aesthetically pleasing and aerodynamically efficient bumper surface in states not requiring front license plates, while simultaneously allowing the simple and secure affixing of a license plate in states requiring the display of a front license plate. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20130127190 | PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION DEVICE - A pedestrian collision detection device is obtained that is capable of improving pedestrian detection performance in the vicinity of a bumper corner portion. A pedestrian collision detection device includes a chamber member disposed with pressure detectors, and an ECU is connected to the pressure detectors. Terminal portions of the chamber member are wrapped around so as to cover vehicle width direction outside end faces of bumper reinforcement at bumper corner portion sides. When a load of a specific value or greater is input to the terminal portions of the chamber member from a bumper cover side during a collision, the terminal portions obtain a reactive force from the bumper reinforcement and undergo compression deformation towards the vehicle width direction inside, and the pressure inside a pressure chamber of the chamber member changes. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130147215 | Modular Bumper System - A modular reconfigurable bumper system for an off road vehicle includes a center base mountable to the front of the vehicle. The center base has ends, a top face, and a front face. A pair of first mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the front face of the center base adjacent its ends and a pair of second mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the top face adjacent the ends of the center base. A pair of third mounting locations are located on the ends of the center base. A plurality of optional accessories including end plates, end extenders, an overrider, a prerunner, a stinger, and D-rings are selectively mountable to the center base, all via the first, second, and third mounting locations. The system also includes a rear bumper assembly mountable to the back of the vehicle and having a hinged spare tire carrier and D-rings selectively attachable to the rear bumper via common fourth mounting locations. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130154284 | 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. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130241217 | Compliant Solid-State Bumper for Robot - A robot bumper assembly includes a bumper body, a first sensor array, and a second sensor array. The first sensor array is disposed along and contoured to the periphery of a forward facing portion of the bumper body and senses contact with an external environment at positions along the contour of the periphery forward facing portion of the bumper body. The second sensor array is disposed along and contoured to the periphery of a top portion of the forward facing portion of the robot body. The top portion is angled, ramping up. The second sensor array senses contact with an external environment at positions along the periphery of the angled top portion of the bumper body. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130313839 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure includes a bumper face that extends in a vehicle width direction and a license base that is formed separately from the bumper face and fixed to the bumper face. The license base includes a main body which allows a license plate to be attached to a front surface thereof, a leg portion that extends rearward from a rear surface of the main body, and a hinge portion that extends downward from a rear end of the leg portion and is capable of being bent upward. The license base is fixed to the bumper face by engaging the hinge portion that has been bent upward with the bumper face. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140015264 | VEHICLE END SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle end section structure capable of securing coupling rigidity at a coupling section between bumper reinforcement and a framework member where a hook attachment section is provided. The vehicle front section structure includes bumper reinforcement of B-shaped cross-section formed with a rearwards opening indented portion between a top and bottom pair of closed cross-sections, a crush box disposed at the rear of one length direction end portion of the bumper reinforcement, bolts and weld nuts for joining the bumper reinforcement at the top-bottom closed cross-sections to locations inside the closed cross-section of the crush box as viewed along the front-rear direction, and a pipe nut that is disposed in an indented portion facing an access hole to enable access to a hook member through the access hole and that is fixed to the crush box inside the closed cross-section of the crush box as viewed along the front-rear direction. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140070553 | Winch Mount for All-Terrain Vehicle - A mount for attaching a winch to an all-terrain vehicle. The mount allows the winch to pivot to face the cable anchor during use, thereby preventing improper spooling of the cable. Alternatively, the mount allows the winch to face a predetermined direction during use. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140084607 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CAPACITIVE DEFORMATION SENSOR FOR COLLISION DETECTION - A motor vehicle includes a fender provided at the front and the rear and at least one sensor device including a capacitively operating sensor and an associated control device for collision detection, wherein the sensor is arranged on a fender and is formed as a surface sensor which extends over at least half the width of the fender, wherein the control device is able to determine information resulting from a collision with an object by using the capacitance of the sensor, which changes as a result of collision-induced deformation of the sensor. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140138964 | BUMPER ASSEMBLY OF MOBILE ROBOT - The present invention relates to a bumper assembly of a mobile robot which can accurately sense a broadside collision as well as a head-on collision when the mobile robot collides with an obstacle. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140183884 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICLE - A vehicle front structure includes: a bumper face disposed at a vehicle front end; and a lower grill disposed at a bumper opening section of the bumper face. The bumper face includes: a hook cover ( | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140367979 | BONDED VEHICLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An automotive vehicle fascia assembly is provided. The fascia assembly includes a bumper cover and an impact sensor assembly attached to, without mechanically fastening, the bumper cover. The impact sensor assembly includes a housing, a sensor disposed within the housing, and a planar tab bonded to the bumper cover. The impact sensor assembly is spaced away from the bumper cover a distance no greater than a thickness of the planar tab. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140367980 | BONDED AND ROTATABLE VEHICLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An automotive vehicle fascia assembly is provided. The fascia assembly includes a bumper cover and an impact sensor assembly attached to, without mechanically fastening, the bumper cover. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to selectively rotate from a first position to a second position, a sensor disposed within the housing, and a wall preventing access to the sensor when the housing is in the first position. The sensor is accessible when the housing is in the second position. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150048635 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bumper reinforcement includes a tubular body including a front wall that serves as an impact surface and a rear wall on a vehicle body side, the tubular body extending in a vehicle width direction and having a hollow cross section; and a tow hook attachment structure for allowing a tow hook to be removably attached thereto. The tow hook attachment structure includes a pair of cylindrical protrusions respectively integrally formed with the front and rear walls of the tubular body by shaping parts of the walls, the cylindrical protrusions being disposed at predetermined positions on the front and rear walls in the vehicle width direction so as to face each other and so as to protrude inward into the hollow cross section, and at least one of the pair of protrusions includes a threaded portion for allowing a threaded portion of the tow hook to be screwed thereinto. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150307047 | FLEXIBLE INTERIOR MOUNT FASCIA BRACKET - A bracket is provided that may be welded to the interior surface of a vehicle fascia. The bracket has a flange and a mounting boss. The flange is slotted to form flexible fingers that conform to the interior surface of the fascia. The fingers are welded to the fascia to attach the bracket to the interior surface of the fascia. A vehicle component, such as an impact sensor, is attached to the mounting boss to secure it to the fascia. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160023624 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BODYWORK PART AND A RADAR SENSOR, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLY - An arrangement for a motor vehicle having a trim component, in particular a bumper, and a radar sensor is disclosed. In order to detect target objects, the radar sensor is designed to emit electromagnetic waves through the trim component and to receive radiation echoes from the target objects. The radar sensor has an azimuthal detection angle, by which a field of vision of the radar sensor in the azimuthal direction is defined, and is arranged at a distance from a rear side of the trim component, with the result that the azimuthal field of vision of the radar sensor intersects the trim component in an intersection region. In order to absorb interference waves outside the azimuthal detection angle an absorptive material is applied outside the intersection region in the azimuthal direction to the rear side of the trim component, where the intersection region is free of absorptive material. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160039375 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A loudspeaker device is installed in a space between a bumper reinforcement for reinforcing a bumper of a vehicle and a bumper absorber attached to a front side of the bumper reinforcement. An approach notification sound output from a front side of the loudspeaker device is radiated outside through a first opening provided on a driver's seat side of the bumper absorber. An approach notification sound output from a rear side of the loudspeaker device passes through a sound path between the bumper reinforcement and the bumper absorber and is then radiated outside through a second opening provided on a passenger seat side of the bumper absorber. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039379 | COLLISION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A collision detection device includes a chamber member, a pressure sensor, a collision detection ECU, and a projecting portion. The chamber member is disposed on a vehicle-front side of a bumper reinforcement in a bumper cover and includes a chamber main body having therein a hollow portion. The pressure sensor detects pressure in the hollow portion of the chamber main body. A clearance is formed between the chamber member and a front surface of the bumper reinforcement at least on a part of a rear surface of the chamber main body. The collision detection ECU detects a collision of an object with the bumper cover based on a pressure detection result by the pressure sensor. The projecting portion is provided to project from the rear surface of the chamber main body, and an end of the projecting portion is in contact with the front surface of the bumper reinforcement. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160068127 | BUMPER MOUNTED DEPLOYABLE UPPER LEG CATCHER FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - A pedestrian protection apparatus for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a catcher beam and a catcher beam support assembly including a catcher beam support to which the beam is attached. The support is movable between stowed and deployed positions. The apparatus includes a bumper energy absorber and a bumper beam. The assembly is positioned adjacent the absorber and either substantially within or adjacent to the bumper beam. The apparatus includes a mechanical, electromechanical or pneumatic actuator to allow the support to move to its deployed position. A pedestrian impact sensor sends a signal to a control unit in the event of an imminent pedestrian impact. The control unit then signals the assembly to allow the catcher beam to move to its deployed position by the use of the actuator. In the event of a false positive deployment, the actuator retracts the catcher beam to its stowed position. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160101753 | VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION SENSOR - A vehicle bumper structure including: bumper reinforcement at a rear of a bumper cover; an absorber in front of the bumper reinforcement; and a pedestrian collision detection sensor including a pressure tube between the bumper reinforcement and the absorber, wherein a position of a width direction outer end of the bumper reinforcement is set between a first normal line and a second normal line, where a front-rear reference line passes through a width direction outer end of a front hood or apron upper member and extends along a front-rear direction, the first normal line passes through an intersection point between the front-rear reference line and the bumper cover and extends along the direction of a normal line with respect to the width direction outer end of the bumper reinforcement, and the second normal line is offset by 100 mm to a width direction inner side of the first normal line. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160129867 | Vehicle Bumper Assembly - A vehicle bumper assembly has an outer surface and is provided with a bumper having an opening and a lighting optical assembly engaging said opening; the lighting optical assembly has a front wall, defining part of the outer surface, and a rear shell, which supports the front wall and comprises at least one connecting portion fixed to the bumper; the bumper assembly is provided with an additional coupling element, which has an end fixed to the bumper and a supporting portion set behind the rear shell and is set astride of said rear shell; the material, shape, and dimensions of the additional coupling element are such as to render it elastically deformable in the event of impact at a relatively low speed. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160176373 | COVER DEVICE FOR AN OPENING IN A CAR BUMPER USED AS A PASSAGE FOR A TRAILER HITCH | 06-23-2016 |
| 20190143922 | VEHICLE BUMPER | 05-16-2019 |
