Bumper moment inducer
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorPaxton S. Williams
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Abstract
A bumper for a vehicle is provided where the bumper adapted to induce torque of the bumper during a collision, the bumper having a crush box. The bumper includes a bumper beam having an outer surface, a moment inducer extending away from the outer surface of the bumper beam, the moment inducer positioned adjacent to the distal end of the bumper beam. The moment inducer is rigid and adapted to transfer force (energy) rather than absorbing it.
Claims19
A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly adapted to induce torque of the bumper assembly during a collision, the bumper assembly having a crush box, the bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper beam having an outer surface;
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- a projection extending away from the outer surface of the bumper beam, the projection positioned adjacent to a distal end of the bumper beam;
- the projection being rigid and adapted to induce twisting of the bumper beam about an axis extending along the bumper beam during a collision thereby causing the bumper beam to bend before crushing the crush box.
A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly adapted to induce torque of the bumper assembly during a collision, the bumper assembly having a crush box, the bumper comprising:
- a bumper beam connected to the crush box, the bumper beam having an outer surface and a distal end;
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- a projection extending away from the outer surface of the bumper beam, the projection positioned adjacent to the distal end of the bumper beam;
- the projection being rigid and adapted to induce twisting of the bumper beam during a collision thereby causing the bumper beam to bend before crushing the crush box, the projection has a height less than a height of the bumper beam.
A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly adapted to induce torque of the bumper assembly during a collision, the bumper assembly having a crush box, the bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper beam having an outer surface and a distal end;
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- a projection extending away from the outer surface of the bumper beam, the projection positioned adjacent to the distal end of the bumper beam;
- wherein the outer surface includes an front surface, an upper surface and a lower surface, and the projection is connected to one of the upper surface and the lower surface, the projection extends away from the one of the upper surface and the lower surface and positioned generally perpendicular to the front surface of the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.