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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Matthew Miinshiou Huang, Canton, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Chunyu Wang, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Pederson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew Miinshiou Huang, Canton, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Chunyu Wang, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Pederson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle comprises a bumper beam for connection to a frame of the vehicle and an energy absorbing component extending laterally adjacent a front surface of the bumper beam. The energy absorbing component comprises a plurality of laterally-spaced bands, each band comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and a forward wall. The bands are connected along adjacent rear edges of the upper walls and/or adjacent rear edges of the lower walls, such that the bands are decoupled from one another forward of the rear edges. This construction allows the bands to deform individually during a pedestrian collision, the upper and lower walls buckling to absorb energy in an optimum manner. The energy absorbing component may be attached to the bumper beam by upper and/or lower lateral strips have mounting features for fitting into interference-fit engagement with mating features on the bumper beam.