Corner energy absorber and bumper system
AssigneeSabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
InventorsBrian Joseph Czopek, Eric Jon Jaarda, Eric D. Kowal
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Abstract
The present invention provides for various embodiments of a corner energy absorber. In one embodiment the corner energy absorber includes a body portion and an arm portion. The body portion comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a front wall that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. The corner energy absorber further includes a crush member extending from the front wall of the body portion between the top surface and the bottom surface of the body portion. In another embodiment, at least one of the body portion and the arm portion comprises an attachment feature. The invention also provides for various embodiments of a bumper system comprising a corner energy absorber connected to a bumper beam.
Claims21
A corner energy absorber comprising:
- a body portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a front wall which extends between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- an arm portion extending from the body portion, wherein the arm portion has a size and geometry to be received within an end of a bumper beam;
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- a crush member extending from the front wall of the body portion and disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface.
A bumper system comprising:
- a bumper beam;
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- a corner energy absorber comprising
- a body portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a front wall which extends between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- an arm portion extending from the body portion into an end of the bumper beam;
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- a crush member extending from the front wall of the body portion and disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- wherein the corner energy absorber extends from the end of the bumper beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.