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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Jeremiah T. Hammer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aaron R. Steinhilb, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/38 (2011.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01); B60R 19/22 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B60R 19/22 (2013.01); B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 2021/346 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a bumper assembly including a bumper reinforcement beam extending generally in a vehicle lateral direction. A bumper beam contact component is located above the bumper reinforcement beam in a vehicle vertical direction. An upper energy absorbing structure is located at a top surface of the bumper reinforcement beam and between the bumper beam contact component and the bumper reinforcement beam.