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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Laike Misikir, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shekar Prabhakar Erasala, Northville, MI (US);
Oliver O. Nwankwo, Canton, MI (US);
Bin Zhang, Windsor, CA;
Matthew B. Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Kirk David Arthurs, Newport, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy absorbing device for a bumper assembly of a vehicle includes a plunger. A deformable wall extends along an axis and defines a cavity for receiving the plunger during relative movement between the plunger and the deformable wall resulting from impact between the bumper assembly and another object. A ledge is fixed to the deformable wall and extends between the cavity and the plunger for collapsing the deformable wall into the cavity. The deformable wall collapses inwardly to eliminate material stack up to accommodate packaging restraints in the design of the bumper assembly.