Bumper made using a resistive implant welding process
AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorMark P. Birka
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Abstract
A bumper (10) created using a resistive implant welding process. The bumper includes a mounting plate portion (12) and a composite bumper portion (14). The mounting plate portion (12) is connected to the composite bumper portion (14) using a resistive implant welding process. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a bumper for a vehicle having a mounting plate (12) and a bumper portion (14). The bumper portion (14) includes at least one flange (24) formed as part of the bumper portion (14), a first contact area (28) formed as part of the mounting plate (12), and a second contact area (30) formed as part of the flange (24). A connection point is used to bond the first contact area (28) and the second contact area (30) such that the mounting plate (12) is connected to the bumper portion (14).
Claims14
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement of less than 55 mm when exposed to forces between 0 KN to 10.5 KN.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- and
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement between 3 mm to 52 mm when exposed to forces in a range between 6.5 KN to 10.5 KN.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- and
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement between 40 mm to 55 mm when exposed to forces in a range between 8.5 KN to 10.5 KN.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- at least one structural cavity defined by an area between said mounting plate and said bumper portion when said at least one connection point is formed;
- and
- a trailer hitch connected to said mounting plate, a hitch connection flange formed on said trailer hitch and a hitch mounting flange formed on said mounting plate, wherein said hitch connection flange and said hitch mounting flange are aligned during assembly and are used to connect the trailer to said mounting plate.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- at least one structural cavity defined by an area between said mounting plate and said bumper portion when said at least one connection point is formed;
- and
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement of less than 55 mm when exposed to forces between 0 KN to 10.5 KN.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- at least one structural cavity defined by an area between said mounting plate and said bumper portion when said at least one connection point is formed;
- and
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement between 3 mm to 52 mm when exposed to forces in a range between 6.5 KN to 10.5 KN.
A composite bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a bumper portion;
- a first contact area formed as part of said mounting plate;
- a second contact area formed as part of said bumper portion;
- a connection point bonding said first contact area and said second contact area such that said mounting plate is connected to said bumper portion;
- at least one structural cavity defined by an area between said mounting plate and said bumper portion when said at least one connection point is formed;
- and
- wherein the composite bumper arrangement as a whole exhibits displacement between 40 mm to 55 mm when exposed to forces in a range between 8.5 KN to 10.5 KN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.