GB2422136B - A bumper assembly for an automobile - Google Patents

A bumper assembly for an automobile

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Publication number
GB2422136B
GB2422136B GB0500583A GB0500583A GB2422136B GB 2422136 B GB2422136 B GB 2422136B GB 0500583 A GB0500583 A GB 0500583A GB 0500583 A GB0500583 A GB 0500583A GB 2422136 B GB2422136 B GB 2422136B
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Prior art keywords
automobile
bumper assembly
bumper
assembly
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GB0500583A
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GB0500583D0 (en
GB2422136A (en
Inventor
David John Marler
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Lotus Cars Ltd
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Lotus Cars 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
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
    • 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
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B60R19/26—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles comprising yieldable mounting means
    • B60R19/36—Combinations of yieldable mounting means of different types
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
GB0500583A 2005-01-12 2005-01-12 A bumper assembly for an automobile Expired - Fee Related GB2422136B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0500583A GB2422136B (en) 2005-01-12 2005-01-12 A bumper assembly for an automobile

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0500583A GB2422136B (en) 2005-01-12 2005-01-12 A bumper assembly for an automobile

Publications (3)

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GB0500583D0 GB0500583D0 (en) 2005-02-16
GB2422136A GB2422136A (en) 2006-07-19
GB2422136B true GB2422136B (en) 2007-03-14

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Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102008037244A1 (en) * 2008-08-09 2010-02-11 Dr.Ing.H.C.F.Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Bumper arrangement for passenger car, has external cross beam supported at end section of vehicle body in mounted condition over transverse support that is pressure-poor in vehicle longitudinal direction
IT1398269B1 (en) 2009-03-26 2013-02-22 Red Stamp Sas BUMPER STRUCTURE
FR3015941B1 (en) * 2013-12-26 2017-04-07 Plastic Omnium Cie INCREASE IN THE COMPRESSIBILITY OF A BUMPER BEAM
US9199592B1 (en) 2014-11-04 2015-12-01 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Crash box
FR3116247A1 (en) * 2020-11-18 2022-05-20 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Shock energy absorber assembly

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars
GB2307665A (en) * 1995-11-30 1997-06-04 Rover Group A bumper supported on collapsible brackets in front of an axially compressible crush can.
US6062355A (en) * 1997-04-25 2000-05-16 Abb Daimler-Benz Transportation (Technology) Gmbh Energy-absorbing device

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5116092A (en) * 1988-09-29 1992-05-26 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars
GB2307665A (en) * 1995-11-30 1997-06-04 Rover Group A bumper supported on collapsible brackets in front of an axially compressible crush can.
US6062355A (en) * 1997-04-25 2000-05-16 Abb Daimler-Benz Transportation (Technology) Gmbh Energy-absorbing device

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GB2422136A (en) 2006-07-19

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20150112