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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/12 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 19/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 19/12 (2013.01); B60R 19/44 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a bumper assembly for a passenger car having a bumper cover for covering a flexible cross-member and at least one stiffening element for stiffing the bumper cover at least below the flexible cross-member. At least one sensor is coupled to the stiffening element to detect deformation of the stiffening element resulting from a collision of the passenger car with a pedestrian.