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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Matthew W. Schnabelrauch, Howell, MI (US);
Shunsukei Kanagai, Novi, MI (US);
Naipaul D. Ramoutar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sagar Kulkarni, Troy, MI (US);
Corinne D. Uskali, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a bumper beam and a bumper fascia that covers the bumper beam. An energy absorption member includes a first laterally positioned leg including a mounting flange connected to the bumper beam and a second laterally positioned leg including a mounting flange connected to the bumper beam. The first and second laterally positioned legs are located at opposite sides of a forward facing surface and are spaced-apart from each other.