Bumper beam with mounting plates
AssigneeGestamp Hardtech AB
InventorJohan Nilsson
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Abstract
A bumper beam has a U-profile with its top directed toward the vehicle. It has fixedly welded mounting plates (16, 17) in the form of horizontal hat-shaped profiles. The mounting plates are bolted to end plates (19) on the side rails (18) of the vehicle, so that collision stresses are transferred to all four sides (29, 30, 32, 33) of the respective side rail.
Claims5
A bumper beam for a vehicle, having a U-profile with its top directed toward the vehicle, and having fastening portions (8, 9) with mounting plates (16, 17) welded to the fastening portions, the mounting plates being bolted to end plates (19) on the side rails (18) of the vehicle;
- wherein:
- against each side rail (18), the mounting plate (16, 17) has a horizontal central U-profile (31), the top of which takes support against the end plate of the side rail, and a U-profile (2, 22) on each side of the central U-profile, which have their tops abutting the bumper beam and welded to the bumper beam and have sides (25, 26) that end against the end plate (19) where the end plate is supported by the edges of the side rail (18) and undergo a transition to side flanges (27, 28) with bolt holes (20) for engaging with and bolting to the end plate, the mounting plate being horizontally broader than the side rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.