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US 11,305,710 B2Granted
Bumper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammed Shenaq, Ray Hari Manalan Rethinam, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Matthew Smith, Neil Clarke
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Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a bumper beam elongated in a cross-vehicle direction and a bumper that is plastic. The bumper is elongated in the cross-vehicle direction and is affixed to the bumper beam. The bumper beam is rigid relative to the bumper. The bumper defines a cavity enclosed by the bumper. The cavity is elongated in the cross-vehicle direction.
Claims18
A bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper beam elongated in a cross-vehicle direction;
- a bumper that is plastic, the bumper being elongated in the cross-vehicle direction and affixed to the bumper beam, the bumper beam being rigid relative to the bumper;
- the bumper defining a cavity enclosed by the bumper, the cavity being elongated in the cross-vehicle direction;
- the bumper including an upper beam and a lower beam spaced from the upper beam, the lower beam defining the cavity;
- the bumper beam abutting the upper beam;
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- a skid plate abutting the lower beam, the lower beam being vehicle-forward of the skid plate.
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