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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Scott L. Frederick, Brighton, MI (US);
Manpreet Singh, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Matthew A. Jansma, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a bumper upper member that is reinforced in a vehicle vertical direction against a bumper energy absorber structure. The bumper upper member includes a vertical rigidity flange that extends outwardly toward the bumper energy absorber that limits movement of the bumper upper member in response to a downward vertical force, which can improve static subjective rigidity, while maintaining pedestrian performance.