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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Brian Joseph Czopek, Macomb, MI (US);
Eric D. Kowal, Macomb, MI (US);
Sandeep Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Brian Joseph Czopek, Macomb, MI (US);
Eric D. Kowal, Macomb, MI (US);
Sandeep Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
A vehicle bumper system includes a beam configured to attach to a vehicle and a thermoformed energy absorber positioned on the beam. The energy absorber comprises a frame and a crush lobe extending from the frame. The crush lobe comprises a lobe wall extending between the frame and an outer wall. The change in lobe wall thickness may be constant. The outer wall is curved away from the frame.