# US 9,751,478 B2 · Bumper reinforcement

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- Number: US 9,751,478 B2
- Document ID: US9751478B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/896,303
- Filed: 2014-05-14
- Published: 2016-05-05
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-07
- Assignees: Nikkeiken Aluminum Core Technology Company, Ltd.; Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Applicants: Nikkeikin Aluminium Core Technology Company Ltd.; Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Inventors: Taichi Terada; Shigenori Saito; Shoji Mochizuki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751478B2

## CPC

- B60R 19/18: {characterised by the cross-section;} Means within the bumper to absorb impact
- B60R 2019/182: {of light metal, e.g. extruded}
- B60R 2019/1866: {Cellular structures}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A bumper reinforcement composed of a hollow shape material includes: a rear wall; an upper wall; a lower wall; a front wall; a partition wall located between the rear wall and the front wall and extending from the upper wall to the lower wall; an upper support wall and a lower support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the rear wall to the partition wall; and an intermediate support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the front wall to the partition wall. An intersection of the partition wall with the upper support wall is located above an intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall, and an intersection of the partition wall with the lower support wall is located below the intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bumper reinforcement composed of a hollow shape material, comprising:
a rear wall which faces a vehicle body;
an upper wall which extends forward from an upper part of the rear wall;
a lower wall which extends forward from a lower part of the rear wall;
a front wall which extends forward from the upper wall to the lower wall;
a partition wall which is located between the rear wall and the front wall and which extends from the upper wall to the lower wall;
an upper support wall and a lower support wall which are located between the upper wall and the lower wall and are spaced from the upper wall and the lower wall, respectively, and which extend from the rear wall to the partition wall; and
an intermediate support wall which is located between the upper wall and the lower wall and which extends from the front wall to the partition wall, wherein
an intersection of the partition wall with the upper support wall is located above an intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall, and
an intersection of the partition wall with the lower support wall is located below the intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1, wherein
a cross-sectional shape of the partition wall is an arc shape formed convexly toward the front wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1, wherein
the upper support wall and the lower support wall face each other across a virtual plane which passes through the intermediate support wall, and
a distance between the upper support wall and the virtual plane is equal to a distance between the lower support wall and the virtual plane.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The bumper reinforcement according to claim 2, wherein
the upper support wall and the lower support wall face each other across a virtual plane which passes through the intermediate support wall, and
a distance between the upper support wall and the virtual plane is equal to a distance between the lower support wall and the virtual plane.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1, wherein
a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the rear wall, the upper wall, the partition wall and the upper support wall, is one half to two thirds as large as a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the upper wall, the front wall, the partition wall and the intermediate support wall, and
a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the rear wall, the lower wall, the partition wall and the lower support wall, is one half to two thirds as large as a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the lower wall, the front wall, the partition wall and the intermediate support wall.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The bumper reinforcement according to claim 2, wherein
a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the rear wall, the upper wall, the partition wall and the upper support wall, is one half to two thirds as large as a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the upper wall, the front wall, the partition wall and the intermediate support wall, and
a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the rear wall, the lower wall, the partition wall and the lower support wall, is one half to two thirds as large as a cross-sectional area of a space that is surrounded by the lower wall, the front wall, the partition wall and the intermediate support wall.