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EP1509423A4 - Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam - Google Patents

Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam

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Publication number
EP1509423A4
EP1509423A4 EP03757371A EP03757371A EP1509423A4 EP 1509423 A4 EP1509423 A4 EP 1509423A4 EP 03757371 A EP03757371 A EP 03757371A EP 03757371 A EP03757371 A EP 03757371A EP 1509423 A4 EP1509423 A4 EP 1509423A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
bumper
energy absorber
integrated energy
integrated
absorber
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP03757371A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1509423A2 (en
Inventor
Darin Evans
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Shape Corp
NetShape Energy Management LLC
Original Assignee
Shape Corp
Netshape Corp
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US10/163,838 external-priority patent/US6663150B1/en
Priority claimed from US10/294,124 external-priority patent/US6709036B1/en
Application filed by Shape Corp, Netshape Corp filed Critical Shape Corp
Publication of EP1509423A2 publication Critical patent/EP1509423A2/en
Publication of EP1509423A4 publication Critical patent/EP1509423A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/48—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting
    • B60D1/56—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting securing to the vehicle bumper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/48—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting
    • B60D1/52—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting removably mounted
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/48—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/24—Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/1806—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/1806—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing
    • B60R2019/1813—Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing made of metal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/18—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects characterised by the cross-section; Means within the bumper to absorb impact
    • B60R2019/186—Additional energy absorbing means supported on bumber beams, e.g. cellular structures or material
    • B60R2019/1866—Cellular structures

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
EP03757371A 2002-06-06 2003-06-06 Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam Withdrawn EP1509423A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/163,838 US6663150B1 (en) 2002-06-06 2002-06-06 Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam
US163838 2002-06-06
US294124 2002-11-14
US10/294,124 US6709036B1 (en) 2002-11-14 2002-11-14 Bumper with hitch
PCT/US2003/017835 WO2003104030A2 (en) 2002-06-06 2003-06-06 Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1509423A2 EP1509423A2 (en) 2005-03-02
EP1509423A4 true EP1509423A4 (en) 2005-12-21

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EP03757371A Withdrawn EP1509423A4 (en) 2002-06-06 2003-06-06 Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam

Country Status (7)

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EP (1) EP1509423A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2005528286A (en)
CN (1) CN100421999C (en)
AU (1) AU2003248628A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2485712A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA04012007A (en)
WO (1) WO2003104030A2 (en)

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MXPA04012007A (en) 2005-03-07
AU2003248628A1 (en) 2003-12-22
CA2485712A1 (en) 2003-12-18
WO2003104030A3 (en) 2004-11-04
WO2003104030A2 (en) 2003-12-18
CN100421999C (en) 2008-10-01
WO2003104030B1 (en) 2005-07-28
JP2005528286A (en) 2005-09-22
CN1659067A (en) 2005-08-24
AU2003248628A2 (en) 2003-12-22
EP1509423A2 (en) 2005-03-02

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