Vehicle fenders – Buffer or bumper type
Patent
1998-03-13
1999-12-14
Pape, Joseph D.
Vehicle fenders
Buffer or bumper type
293120, B60R 1902
Patent
active
060007389
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle bumper includes a hollow tubular wall structure adapted to span the front or rear end of an automotive vehicle so as to absorb crash forces when the vehicle is involved in a crash situation at vehicle speeds above some predetermined speed level, e.g., five miles per hour. The hollow tubular wall structure includes an outer wall disposed to receive the crash force, an inner wall connectable to the vehicle, and four connector walls joining the outer wall to the inner wall. The four connector walls bend at a controlled rate to absorb crash energy. The outer and inner walls have aligned air openings adapted to conduct ram air to the vehicle radiator.
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Gasko David J.
Jalbert Dennis W.
Martin Paul A.
Stewart Robert L.
Chrysler Corporation
Pape Joseph D.
Shurupoff Lawrence J.
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