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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Masaharu Okamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshifumi Sakai, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Daikyo Co., Ltd., Higashihiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A bumper reinforcement has a generally reversely positioned U-shaped cross section, which is adapted to be combined with a bumper face having a generally U-shaped cross section to constitute a bumper. The bumper reinforcement is removably assembled to within an opening of the bumper face with an opening side of the bumper reinforcement directed toward the bumper face. Also, the bumper reinforcement has a plurality of vertical reinforcing ribs that extend vertically to link upper face portion and lower face portion of the bumper reinforcement with each other, and for segments partitioned by the vertical reinforcing ribs, diagonal reinforcing ribs extend diagonally in the segments and stretched diagonally across vertical reinforcing ribs on both sides of each segment, linking them with each other. The vertical reinforcing ribs and the diagonal reinforcing ribs are integrally molded in the bumper reinforcement.