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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Flex|n|gate Corporation, Warren, MI (US);
Paul Martini, Belle River, CA;
Steve Perucca, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Mike Fu, Clarkston, MI (US);
FLEX|N|GATE CORPORATION, Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy absorber for a vehicle bumper assembly having a central portion that is a multi-layer structure having a unitary front member extending between two end portions, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer disposed between and interconnecting the first and second layers. The first layer has a first plurality of members forming a first latticework structure having a first network of open sections between the first plurality of members. The first layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the first layer and the unitary front member. The second layer has a second plurality of members forming a second latticework structure having a second network of open sections between the second plurality of members. The second layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the second layer and the unitary front member.