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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chelliah Madasamy, Canton, MI (US);
David Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Hikmat Mahmood, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chelliah Madasamy, Canton, MI (US);
David Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Hikmat Mahmood, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bumper system for an automotive vehicle includes a unitary bumper beam substrate which defines upper and lower channel sections which are capped for part of their length by stiffening elements which provide localized increased strength and resistance to elastic buckling and collapsing of the bumper beam.