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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rajarathinam Jayachandran, Canton, MI (US);
Erika Kristin Low, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/22 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 19/22 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1873 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle bumper assembly may include a fascia, a bumper beam arranged inside of the fascia including an upper portion and a lower portion, and a reinforcement block arranged only on the upper portion of the bumper beam and configured to absorb energy and to eliminate contact of the upper portion with the fascia during a collision.