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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Somasekhar Venkat Bobba, Bangalore, IN;
Dinesh Mana, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Douglas Marks, Waterford, MI (US);
Somasekhar Venkat Bobba, Bangalore, IN;
Dinesh Mana, Bangalore, IN;
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Bangalore, IN;
Kent Allen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Douglas Marks, Waterford, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a vehicle energy absorber system, comprises: blow molded crush lobes that are open on one side, wherein the energy absorber comprises fillets having a fillet radius of less than 20 mm and a thickness of less than or equal to 1.5 mm; a bumper beam adjacent the open side; and a fascia, wherein the energy absorber is located between the fascia and the bumper beam. In one embodiment, a method for making a blow molded energy absorber comprises: introducing a molten plastic to a first mold cavity; introducing gas into the plastic to conform the plastic to the interior of the first mold cavity and form a first preform; and separating the first preform along a centerline thereof to form open, first preform portions having first crush lobes.