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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Christian Lenkenhoff, Schwelm, DE;
Marco Töller, Köln, DE;
Markus Löcker, Finnentrop, DE;
Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH, Attendorn, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle bumper assembly () having a bumper cross-member () and at least two energy-absorption components (), which are arranged at a distance from one another and which are connected to the rear side of the bumper cross-member () and supported thereon by means of a first end. The energy-absorption components have an x-direction absorption effective direction oriented perpendicular to the y-axes longitudinal extension of the bumper. The energy-absorption components () are designed to be supported on a chassis part () of a vehicle by means of the end of the energy-absorption components pointing away from the bumper cross-member, wherein the energy-absorption component () has a slanted end face () in the direction toward the bumper cross-member (). According to the invention, the entire or substantially the entire end face () of the energy-absorption component () is supported on the rear side of the bumper cross-member (), and the plane of the end face () of the energy-absorption component () facing the bumper, and thus the bumper cross-member (), is oriented such that the front side thereof is arranged at an angle to the plane extending orthogonally to the force application direction of the AZT structure test.