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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2017
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag, Duisburg, DE;
Thyssenkrupp Ag, Essen, DE;
Lothar Patberg, Moers, DE;
Clemens Latuske, Düsseldorf, DE;
Christina Ehling, Dortmund, DE;
Rolf Roettger, Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, DE;
Martin Kibben, Dinslaken, DE;
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg, DE;
thyssenkrupp AG, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A bumper for a vehicle, including at least one profile, in particular an open profile, from a first material, having at least one ribbed structure formed from ribs from a second material, the ribbed structure being disposed along the profile at least in portions and at least in portions being connected to the profile in a force-fitting, form-fitting and/or materially integral manner in order for the profile to be reinforced. The bumper meets the requirements set in the event of collision loads and can be optimized in terms of load is achieved in that the ribbed structure is formed from fiber-reinforced plastic and has at least one first region and one second region, which differ from one another in terms of at least one property.