Bumper reinforcement
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT s.a.s.
InventorsShinichirou Takemoto, Shinya Mihara
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Abstract
A bumper reinforcement includes a main body made of metal, a reinforcing channel member, and a resin block. A mounting portion of a crash box is formed at a vicinity of each end of the main body. The reinforcing channel member includes a web, an upper flange and a lower flange that are placed on an outer panel, an upper panel and a lower panel of the main body at the mounting portion of the crash box, respectively. The reinforcing channel member is extended outward from the each end of the main body. The resin block is provided on an inner face of the reinforcing channel member. The resin block is contact with or joined to the outer panel and an inner panel of the main body at each end of the main body and extended from the each end to an outer edge of the reinforcing channel member.
Claims8
A bumper reinforcement comprising:
- a reinforcement main body that is a long member made of metal and has a hollow cross-section;
- a crash box mounting portion that is formed at a vicinity of each end of the reinforcement main body;
- a reinforcing channel member that includes a web, an upper flange and a lower flange which overlap an outer panel, an upper panel and a lower panel of the reinforcement main body, respectively, at the crash box mounting portion, and attached to the each end so as to extend outward from the each end;
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- a resin block that is provided on an inner surface of the reinforcing channel member, and is contact with or joined to the each end from the outer panel to an inner panel of the reinforcement main body, and is extended from the each end to an outer edge of the reinforcing channel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.