GB1425876A - Energy absorbing bumper assembly particularly but not exclusively for vehicles - Google Patents

Energy absorbing bumper assembly particularly but not exclusively for vehicles

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Publication number
GB1425876A
GB1425876A GB5653173A GB5653173A GB1425876A GB 1425876 A GB1425876 A GB 1425876A GB 5653173 A GB5653173 A GB 5653173A GB 5653173 A GB5653173 A GB 5653173A GB 1425876 A GB1425876 A GB 1425876A
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shell
block
disposed
support
energy
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GB5653173A
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McCord Corp
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McCord Corp
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Publication of GB1425876A publication Critical patent/GB1425876A/en
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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
    • B60R19/18—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R2019/247—Fastening of bumpers' side ends
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/23—Sheet including cover or casing
    • Y10T428/233—Foamed or expanded material encased
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/249921—Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component
    • Y10T428/249953—Composite having voids in a component [e.g., porous, cellular, etc.]
    • Y10T428/249978—Voids specified as micro
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/249921—Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component
    • Y10T428/249953—Composite having voids in a component [e.g., porous, cellular, etc.]
    • Y10T428/249987—With nonvoid component of specified composition
    • Y10T428/249991—Synthetic resin or natural rubbers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
GB5653173A 1973-01-15 1973-12-06 Energy absorbing bumper assembly particularly but not exclusively for vehicles Expired GB1425876A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US323465A US3860279A (en) 1973-01-15 1973-01-15 Resilient energy absorbing bumper assembly

Publications (1)

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GB1425876A true GB1425876A (en) 1976-02-18

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GB5653173A Expired GB1425876A (en) 1973-01-15 1973-12-06 Energy absorbing bumper assembly particularly but not exclusively for vehicles

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US (1) US3860279A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5250418B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA993475A (enExample)
GB (1) GB1425876A (enExample)

Cited By (3)

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US4385779A (en) 1979-10-20 1983-05-31 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Connection structure for vehicle body parts
US4401332A (en) 1980-01-31 1983-08-30 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Bumper construction for automotive vehicles
GB2178703A (en) * 1985-08-02 1987-02-18 Ford Motor Co A vehicle bumper

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JPS51115330U (enExample) * 1975-03-14 1976-09-18
US4106804A (en) * 1976-02-26 1978-08-15 Mccord Corporation Energy absorbing bumper assembly
DE2715986C2 (de) * 1977-04-09 1983-06-30 Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, 4500 Osnabrück Stoßfänger für Kraftfahrzeuge
DE2825838A1 (de) * 1978-06-13 1980-01-03 Porsche Ag Stossfaenger fuer kraftfahrzeuge
JPS5827862Y2 (ja) * 1978-11-13 1983-06-17 三菱自動車工業株式会社 自動車のバンパ
US4271225A (en) * 1978-12-13 1981-06-02 Camilleri Thomas M Plow protective member
US4616866A (en) * 1983-12-30 1986-10-14 Michael Ladney, Jr. Vehicle bumper
GB8511191D0 (en) * 1985-05-02 1985-06-12 Ford Motor Co Vehicle bumper assembly with foamed core
US5067759A (en) * 1985-05-02 1991-11-26 Ford Motor Company Vehicle bumper assembly with foamed core
GB2185711A (en) * 1986-01-27 1987-07-29 Ford Motor Co Vehicle bumper and grille assembly
DE3637751A1 (de) * 1986-11-05 1988-05-11 Bayer Ag Kunststoffdaempfer mit stossfaenger
US4941701C1 (en) * 1987-12-28 2001-06-26 Melea Ltd Vehicle bumper
DE3928060A1 (de) * 1989-08-25 1991-02-28 Daimler Benz Ag Stossfaenger fuer einen kraftwagen
US5580651A (en) * 1991-08-13 1996-12-03 Woodbridge Foam Corporation Energy absorbing panel
US5389316A (en) * 1991-08-13 1995-02-14 Woodbridge Foam Corporation Process for producing an energy absorbing panel
US5934737A (en) * 1996-04-15 1999-08-10 Chrysler Corporation Dynamic impact energy absorbing assembly
US6644701B2 (en) * 2002-01-14 2003-11-11 Shape Corporation Bumper energy absorber with foam and non-foam pieces
US6672635B2 (en) * 2002-06-06 2004-01-06 Netshape Corporation Bumper with integrated foam and non-foam components
US20130169000A1 (en) * 2011-12-28 2013-07-04 Aerofficient Llc Crash bar aerodynamic device

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US1724431A (en) * 1928-10-22 1929-08-13 Spear Cameron Bumper
US2188082A (en) * 1937-06-22 1940-01-23 Rex Watson Corp Bumper for vehicles
US2829915A (en) * 1951-04-07 1958-04-08 Claveau Emile Motor car bumpers
US3493257A (en) * 1967-03-22 1970-02-03 Gen Motors Corp Resilient microcellular foam bumper
US3540768A (en) * 1968-05-16 1970-11-17 Norman L Peters Spring mounted resiliently covered bumper
US3575896A (en) * 1968-08-16 1971-04-20 Davidson Rubber Co Microcellular foams having a low glass transition temperature
US3606434A (en) * 1969-08-27 1971-09-20 Ford Motor Co Resilient bumper assembly for a motor vehicle
US3639748A (en) * 1970-11-27 1972-02-01 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Bumper structure having a light fixture associated therewith

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4385779A (en) 1979-10-20 1983-05-31 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Connection structure for vehicle body parts
US4401332A (en) 1980-01-31 1983-08-30 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Bumper construction for automotive vehicles
GB2178703A (en) * 1985-08-02 1987-02-18 Ford Motor Co A vehicle bumper

Also Published As

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CA993475A (en) 1976-07-20
JPS5250418B2 (enExample) 1977-12-24
JPS49103338A (enExample) 1974-09-30
US3860279A (en) 1975-01-14

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee