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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fabian Fuerst, Mainz-Kastell/Wiesbaden, DE;
Tommy Hechtel, RĂĽsselsheim, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
Torsten Radusch, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B29C 55/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/22 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B29C 55/00 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/22 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3044 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1846 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1853 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bumper module for a vehicle includes at least one shaped part that is unitarily deep-drawn from a sheet material. The shaped part has two connecting flanges facing a back side for fastening to side members of the vehicle and an arch which is pre-curved towards a front side connecting the connecting flanges. At least in lateral portions of the arch, the sheet material is laid into folds, which are elongated from the back side towards the front side.