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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2015
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Mark D. Clauser, Saline, MI (US);
Yizhou Fan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Palani Palaniappan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Naipaul Ramoutar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Manikandan Baby Mony, Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
Bumpers and vehicles that include bumpers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a bumper includes a bumper beam assembly, the bumper beam assembly including a beam, the beam including a front side that is oriented to face forward in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a bumper extension portion that is coupled to the beam and positioned at an outboard end of the bumper beam assembly, the bumper extension portion including a front side that is oriented face forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction, a top side that is oriented transverse to the front side, and a bottom side that is oriented transverse to the front side, and a reinforcement bracket that is coupled to the bumper extension portion, where the reinforcement bracket includes a front side that extends across the front side of the bumper extension portion.