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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dhafer Mansoor, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jeffrey Leonard Bladow, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Peter John Schuster, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shui-Fang (Ray) Chou, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/926 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/926 ;
Abstract
A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure. The bumper system also includes a push bar disposed below and operatively connected to the bumper beam to deflect and rotate during an impact with an object by the bumper system.