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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Pratap Atchutha Naick, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Madhu Koka, Rochester, MI (US);
Ronald Scott Kemp, Oxford, MI (US);
Gregory A. Beecher, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pratap Atchutha Naick, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Madhu Koka, Rochester, MI (US);
Ronald Scott Kemp, Oxford, MI (US);
Gregory A. Beecher, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bumper beam for an automobile is disclosed, which has a first set of surfaces and a second set of surfaces. The first set of surfaces is inclined at a pre-defined angle with respect to a pre-defined plane. A plurality of slots is provided on the second set of surfaces of the bumper beam, which facilitates the bumper beam to crush during an impact.