Vehicle bumper assembly

A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:

• a vehicle body structure;
• a rigid bumper reinforcement member having a first lateral end section, a second lateral end section, an outboard facing side extending between the first and second lateral end section and an inboard facing side rigidly and fixedly coupled to one end of the vehicle body structure;
• a pair of corner brackets pivotally supported to respective ones of the first and second lateral end sections of the bumper reinforcement member proximate the inboard facing side, the corner brackets being outwardly biased relative to the vehicle body structure for absorption of impact energy, each of the corner brackets having a lateral outer edge and a lateral inner edge, the corner brackets being movable between respective normal at rest positions and deflected positions in which the corner brackets pivot in an inboard direction toward the vehicle body structure from the normal at rest positions, each of the corner brackets being restricted against outward movement beyond the normal at rest positions by contact between respective ones of the first and second lateral end sections of the bumper reinforcement member and respective ones of the lateral inner edges of the corner bracket;
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• a fascia member covering and concealing the bumper reinforcement member and the corner brackets.

A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:

• a bumper reinforcement member having a first lateral end section, a second lateral end section, an outboard facing side extending between the first and second lateral end sections and an inboard facing side with a vehicle mounting structure;
• a corner bracket pivotally attached to the first lateral end section of the bumper reinforcement member, the corner bracket having an outboard side, a lateral inner edge and a pivot support portion disposed inwardly from the lateral inner edge, the corner bracket being movable between a normal at rest position and a deflected position in which the corner bracket pivots in an inboard direction toward the vehicle mounting structure from the normal at rest position, the corner bracket being restricted against outward movement beyond the normal at rest position by contact between an outboard edge of the first lateral end section of the bumper reinforcement member and the lateral inner edge of the corner bracket;
• a pivot rod extending through the first lateral end section adjacent to the inboard facing side of the bumper reinforcement member and the pivot support portion;
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• a biasing member extending between the bumper reinforcement member and the corner bracket biasing the corner bracket toward the normal at rest position for absorption of impact energy, with the pivot rod being disposed inboard relative to the biasing member.