AU2005233189A1 - Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece - Google Patents

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AU2005233189A1
AU2005233189A1 AU2005233189A AU2005233189A AU2005233189A1 AU 2005233189 A1 AU2005233189 A1 AU 2005233189A1 AU 2005233189 A AU2005233189 A AU 2005233189A AU 2005233189 A AU2005233189 A AU 2005233189A AU 2005233189 A1 AU2005233189 A1 AU 2005233189A1
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pockets
energy
bumper system
bumper
front surface
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Robert J. Dornbos
Darin Evans
William A. Wakefield
Mark S. White
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NetShape Energy Management LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/04—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section in a side-by-side arrangement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/1806—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing
    • B60R2019/1813—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal
    • B60R2019/1826—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal of high-tension steel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/186—Additional energy absorbing means supported on bumber beams, e.g. cellular structures or material
    • B60R2019/1866—Cellular structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/0002—Type of accident
    • B60R2021/0009—Oblique collision
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C2003/0404—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects
    • E04C2003/0443—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by substantial shape of the cross-section
    • E04C2003/0452—H- or I-shaped
    • E04C2003/0456—H- or I-shaped hollow flanged, i.e. "dogbone" metal beams

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
AU2005233189A 2004-04-13 2005-04-13 Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece Abandoned AU2005233189A1 (en)

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US56173704P 2004-04-13 2004-04-13
US60/561,737 2004-04-13
US11/104,250 2005-04-12
US11/104,250 US7147258B2 (en) 2004-04-13 2005-04-12 Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece
PCT/US2005/012635 WO2005100099A2 (en) 2004-04-13 2005-04-13 Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece

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EP (1) EP1735189A4 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2007532405A (enExample)
CN (1) CN101277849A (enExample)
AU (1) AU2005233189A1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2562278A1 (enExample)
MX (1) MXPA06011536A (enExample)
WO (1) WO2005100099A2 (enExample)

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EP1735189A2 (en) 2006-12-27
WO2005100099A3 (en) 2006-08-24
CA2562278A1 (en) 2005-10-27
WO2005100099A2 (en) 2005-10-27
US7147258B2 (en) 2006-12-12
US20050236850A1 (en) 2005-10-27
JP2007532405A (ja) 2007-11-15
EP1735189A4 (en) 2009-11-04
MXPA06011536A (es) 2007-01-16
CN101277849A (zh) 2008-10-01

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Owner name: NETSHAPE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC

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MK1 Application lapsed section 142(2)(a) - no request for examination in relevant period