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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Aisin Seiki Kabushki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Imizu, JP;
Takanobu Kaneko, Kariya, JP;
Kiyoichi Kita, Okazaki, JP;
Tamaki Obayashi, Toyama, JP;
Kyosuke Matsui, Chiryu, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Imizu-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle bumper apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement member formed to have a hollow cross section and including a vehicle interior portion formed to have an open cross section including an opening, and a crush box supporting the bumper reinforcement member to mount the bumper reinforcement member to a side member of a vehicle body, the crush box including a connecting portion arranged at a vehicle exterior portion, the connecting portion closing the opening of the bumper reinforcement member to restrict the opening from being expanded, and a retaining portion protruding from the connecting portion toward an exterior side of a vehicle to retain the bumper reinforcement member.