Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Sankar Krishnamoorthy

Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi

Erika Kristin Low

Kevin A Gustafson

Matt Alan Niesluchowski

John Michael McGuckin

Rajarathinam Jayachandran

A bumper assembly includes a beam and a rigid device. The beam is at least partially spaced from a vehicle fascia. The rigid device is disposed on the beam in a space defined between the fascia and the beam. The rigid device is configured to transmit and at least partially absorb a force applied to the fascia and limit damage to a rear of the vehicle. The exemplary bumper assembly may further include at least one crush can disposed on the beam. The rigid device is generally aligned with the crush can but on opposing surfaces of the beam.

Rigid device for low speed damageability of vehicles

An impact absorption assembly includes a bumper that is attached to a crush-can. The crush-can is assembled within a frame rail or other chassis frame member. A load path for a low speed impact is provided from the bumper through the crush-can and to the frame rail. An outer body structure defines an opening through which the crush-can is assembled to avoid damage to the outer body structure that may include a back-light support panel, a lift-gate and a rear tail light.

Crush-can attached to a frame rail through a vehicle body

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