Tapered vehicle bumper shim and method

Details Tapered vehicle bumper shim and method Tapered vehicle bumper shim and method

1978-07-17

1981-06-02

Love, John J.

Vehicle fenders

Miscellaneous

293155, 308244, B60R 1902

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042707854

ABSTRACT:
A shim is clamped between a component of a vehicle bumper assembly and a support member to provide a desired spacing for bumper alignment. The weight of the shim and the cost of material for its manufacture are minimized by forming the shim from sheet metal half the thickness or less of the desired spacing, and by folding the metal over inserts to provide multiple thicknesses in selected load bearing and other regions. A number of openings may be provided to further reduce the weight. Additional folded areas may be used for applications where loading is not restricted to areas adjacent the bolts, and ribs may be embossed in the shim to facilitate mounting of the shim and enhance its stiffness. The composite shim is finally "bumped" to give it a uniform taper.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1748412 (1930-02-01), Crawford
patent: 2772596 (1956-12-01), Trussell
patent: 4160561 (1979-07-01), Farnam

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