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US 2006/0220399 A1Published application
Bumper with an override feature
AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorHugo Fortin
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Abstract
A bumper with an override feature for a vehicle has at least one impact resisting member having at least one bumper beam with a bumper face and at least one override member having at least one override face extending from the bumper beam to increase an effective face area of the bumper beam.
Claims27
A bumper with an override feature for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one impact resisting member comprising at least one bumper beam with a bumper face;
- and
- at least one override member having at least one override face extending from the bumper beam to increase an effective face area of the bumper beam.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle portion;
- a bumper portion, wherein the bumper portion includes at least one impact resisting member having at least one bumper beam with a bumper face;
- at least one override member having at least one override face extending from the bumper beam to increase an effective face area of the bumper beam.
A bumper with an override feature for a vehicle comprising:
- a bumper beam;
- and
- a means for diverting at least a portion of an impact force toward the bumper beam.
An override feature for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one override member having at least one override face, wherein the override member is adapted to connect to a bumper beam, wherein the override face has a same angular orientation as a bumper face of the bumper beam or an angular orientation angled toward the bumper beam with respect to the bumper face to divert at least a portion of an impact force toward the bumper beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.