Bumper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristophe Bastien, Mitchell John Haberfield, Stephen Faithfull
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Abstract
A vehicle bumper assembly (10) comprising a hoop-like support (11) having a central aperture (19) surrounded by an upper beam (15) and lower beam (16) connected by outer portions (17 & 18), a resilient shell (12), and an undertray (13). The shell (12) is shaped to the support (11) and its lower portion (41) is backed by foam material (14) mounted on the lower beam (15) and its upper portion (42) is collapsible onto the upper beam (16). The undertray (13) and foam backed lower portion (41) provide spaced supports for the lower leg of a pedestrian.
Claims12
A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
- a hoop-like support having a central aperture surrounded by an upper beam and lower beam connected by outer portions and which is covered by a resilient shell part, the lower portion of the shell being backed by foam material mounted on the lower beam, with the upper portion of the shell being collapsible onto the upper beam;
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- a relatively rigid undertray located below and adjacent the lower beam and projecting forwards such that the undertray and foam backed lower portion of the shell provide substantially aligned spaced supports for the lower leg of a pedestrian.
A motor car having a bumper assembly wherein the bumper assembly includes a hoop-like support having a central aperture surrounded by an upper beam and lower beam connected by outer portions and which is covered by a resilient shell part, the lower portion of the shell being backed by foam material mounted on the lower beam, with the upper portion of the shell being collapsible onto the upper beam;
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- a relatively rigid undertray located below and adjacent the lower beam and projecting forwards such that the undertray and foam backed lower portion of the shell provide substantially aligned spaced supports for the lower leg of a pedestrian.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.