V shape bumper extension
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWanjun Lei, Yi Qu, Chris Stephen O'Connor, Naeem Ahmed Ghias, Erika Kristin Low
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Abstract
A V shape bumper extension for a vehicle is provided where the V shape member has an extension member and a support member. The extension member extends linearly away from a bumper and the support member is positioned at an acute angle with respect to a crush can. The support member includes an outer edge spaced apart from the crush can and is connected to the crush can through at least one breakable attachment.
Claims19
A V shape bumper extension for a vehicle having a bumper attached to a crush can, the extension comprising:
- an extension member attached to the bumper and a support member extending away therefrom;
- the support member positioned at an acute angle with respect to the crush can and including an outer edge spaced apart therefrom and connected to the crush can through at least one breakable attachment.
A bumper extension for a bumper on an automobile, the vehicle including a pair of frame rails having crush cans at one end and a bumper attached thereto, the bumper having a first end;
- the extension comprising:
- a V shape bumper extension having a support member and an extension member;
- the extension member rigidly attached to the first end of the bumper and the support member engaged to the crush can at an acute angle through a fixed attachment such that upon a substantially large overlapping impact the support member disengages from the crush can and upon a substantially small overlapping impact the support member is driven into the crush can;
- wherein the support member includes an edge that is spaced apart from the crush can and the fixed attachment is a breakable attachment.
A bumper extension for a vehicle having a bumper attached to a pair of crush cans, the extension comprising:
- an extension member attached to the bumper and extending therefrom collinearly and a support member extending away from the extension member at approximately a right angle;
- the support member positioned at an acute angle with respect to the crush can and including an outer edge spaced apart from one of the crush cans and connected to the crush can through at least one breakable attachment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.