Bumper assembly including an energy absorber
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKees Marijnissen, Stephen F. Schuler, Srikanth M. Santhanam
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Abstract
A bumper assembly (20) for an automotive vehicle is described. The bumper assembly comprises a beam (24) and an energy absorber (22). In one example embodiment, the energy absorber is tunable for meeting predetermined criteria for both low speed and pedestrian impacts.
Claims19
A bumper system (20), comprising:
- a beam (24) configured to attached to vehicle rails;
- and
- an energy absorber (22) coupled to said beam, said energy absorber being tunable for meeting predetermined criteria for both low speed and pedestrian impacts.
A bumper assembly (20) for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a beam (24) configured to attach to vehicle rails;
- an energy absorber (22) coupled to said beam, said energy absorber being tunable for meeting predetermined criteria for both low speed and pedestrian impacts;
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- a fascia attachable (26) to said energy absorber to substantially envelop said beam and said energy absorber.
An energy absorber (22) for a vehicle bumper system (20), said energy absorber being tunable for meeting predetermined criteria for both low speed and pedestrian impacts and comprising a flanged frame (50) and a body (58) extending from said frame, said body comprising a plurality of lobes (80).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.