GB2307665B - An impact absorbing structure for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

An impact absorbing structure for a motor vehicle

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GB2307665B
GB2307665B GB9524465A GB9524465A GB2307665B GB 2307665 B GB2307665 B GB 2307665B GB 9524465 A GB9524465 A GB 9524465A GB 9524465 A GB9524465 A GB 9524465A GB 2307665 B GB2307665 B GB 2307665B
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motor vehicle
impact absorbing
absorbing structure
impact
vehicle
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Martin Paul Shepherd
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MG Rover Group Ltd
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MG Rover Group Ltd
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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
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
    • B60R19/34—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type
    • 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
    • B60R2019/182—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal of light metal, e.g. extruded

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
GB9524465A 1995-11-30 1995-11-30 An impact absorbing structure for a motor vehicle Expired - Lifetime GB2307665B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9524465A GB2307665B (en) 1995-11-30 1995-11-30 An impact absorbing structure for a motor vehicle

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GB9524465A GB2307665B (en) 1995-11-30 1995-11-30 An impact absorbing structure for a motor vehicle

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GB9524465D0 GB9524465D0 (en) 1996-01-31
GB2307665A GB2307665A (en) 1997-06-04
GB2307665B true GB2307665B (en) 1999-04-14

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US6581955B2 (en) 1999-04-26 2003-06-24 Ford Global Technologies, L.L.C. Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
US6179320B1 (en) 1999-04-26 2001-01-30 Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
US6485072B1 (en) 1999-12-15 2002-11-26 Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Bumper system for motor vehicles
US6412836B1 (en) 2000-10-11 2002-07-02 Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Bumper system for motor vehicles
JP3869748B2 (en) * 2002-04-19 2007-01-17 アイシン精機株式会社 Bumper equipment
GB2422136B (en) * 2005-01-12 2007-03-14 Lotus Car A bumper assembly for an automobile
FR2903061B1 (en) * 2006-07-03 2009-03-27 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE
DE102014101186A1 (en) * 2014-01-31 2015-08-06 GEDIA Gebrüder Dingerkus GmbH Bumper for a motor vehicle
DE102015005925A1 (en) * 2015-05-07 2016-11-10 Daimler Ag Front end support for a passenger car
EP4180277A1 (en) * 2021-11-16 2023-05-17 Constellium Singen GmbH Connecting element, method for producing a connecting element and crash management system

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GB1121332A (en) * 1964-11-09 1968-07-24 Stanley Walter Ludwikoweki A vehicle including a reinforced coiled spring structure mounted between the vehicle frame and bumper bar
GB2186240A (en) * 1986-01-24 1987-08-12 Ford Motor Co Two-stage energy management unit for mounting vehicle bumpers
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1121332A (en) * 1964-11-09 1968-07-24 Stanley Walter Ludwikoweki A vehicle including a reinforced coiled spring structure mounted between the vehicle frame and bumper bar
GB2186240A (en) * 1986-01-24 1987-08-12 Ford Motor Co Two-stage energy management unit for mounting vehicle bumpers
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars

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GB2307665A (en) 1997-06-04

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