GB2384217B - An vehicle bumper assembly - Google Patents

An vehicle bumper assembly

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Publication number
GB2384217B
GB2384217B GB0300851A GB0300851A GB2384217B GB 2384217 B GB2384217 B GB 2384217B GB 0300851 A GB0300851 A GB 0300851A GB 0300851 A GB0300851 A GB 0300851A GB 2384217 B GB2384217 B GB 2384217B
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Prior art keywords
bumper assembly
vehicle bumper
vehicle
assembly
bumper
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0300851A
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GB0300851D0 (en
GB2384217A (en
GB2384217A8 (en
Inventor
Kenneth Malcolm Reece
William Murray Mclundie
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Classifications

    • 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
    • B60R19/20—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 containing mainly gas or liquid, e.g. inflatable
    • 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
    • B60R2019/007—Means for adjusting or regulating the crash absorption capacity of the vehicle, e.g. when detecting an impending collision
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60R2019/1873—Cellular materials
    • 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
    • B60R2019/1893—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 comprising a multiplicity of identical adjacent shock-absorbing means
    • 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
    • B60R21/34—Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
GB0300851A 2002-01-19 2003-01-15 An vehicle bumper assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2384217B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0201221A GB0201221D0 (en) 2002-01-19 2002-01-19 A bumper assembly for a motor vehicle

Publications (4)

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GB0300851D0 GB0300851D0 (en) 2003-02-12
GB2384217A GB2384217A (en) 2003-07-23
GB2384217A8 GB2384217A8 (en) 2005-03-08
GB2384217B true GB2384217B (en) 2005-07-20

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EP0788930A1 (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-08-13 Morton International, Inc. Stiffening system for structural member of motor vehicle frame
US5799991A (en) * 1996-10-23 1998-09-01 Concept Analysis Corporation Molded bumper system with reinforcement beam
US6217090B1 (en) * 1999-02-19 2001-04-17 Mohammed Berzinji Safety bumpers

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US3718332A (en) * 1971-08-27 1973-02-27 Gen Motors Corp Occupant restraint system
US3857595A (en) * 1972-10-27 1974-12-31 Chausson Usines Sa Shock-absorber for vehicles and the like
EP0511427A1 (en) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Duan Mishi Motor road vehicle and energy absorbing buffers therefor
EP0788930A1 (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-08-13 Morton International, Inc. Stiffening system for structural member of motor vehicle frame
US5799991A (en) * 1996-10-23 1998-09-01 Concept Analysis Corporation Molded bumper system with reinforcement beam
US6217090B1 (en) * 1999-02-19 2001-04-17 Mohammed Berzinji Safety bumpers

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102272472A (en) * 2009-01-09 2011-12-07 罗伯特·博世有限公司 Deformation element and method for controlling the deformation behavior of deformation elements in a vehicle
CN105416226A (en) * 2014-09-10 2016-03-23 福特全球技术公司 Bumper mounted deployable upper leg catcher for pedestrian protection

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GB2384217A (en) 2003-07-23
GB0201221D0 (en) 2002-03-06
GB2384217A8 (en) 2005-03-08

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Effective date: 20061031

PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20210115