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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2005
Kojiro Okabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuhiko Shiotsuki, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Nobuyuki Tsuichihara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Noboru Hayashi, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Kojiro Okabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuhiko Shiotsuki, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Nobuyuki Tsuichihara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Noboru Hayashi, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam main body in the length direction of the main body so as to produce a closed section at a front face of the bumper beam main body. The center gusset has a pair of support walls which are respectively adhered and fastened to upper and lower walls of the bumper beam main body in a manner such that the support walls are respectively laid over the upper and the lower walls. Preferably, in each support wall, ends in a length direction of the support wall are inclined with respect to a plane which is perpendicular to the length direction.