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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marco Nickel, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Martin Likar, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1806 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front section of a motor vehicle includes a bumper shell, a bumper cross member and a shock sensor arranged at various locations inside a central intermediate space between the bumper shell and the bumper cross member. The bumper shell extends beyond the ends of the bumper cross member in the direction transverse to the vehicle. Extensions are attached to the ends of the bumper cross member, and the shock sensor is also distributed in various locations in peripheral intermediate spaces between the extensions and the bumper shell.