Bumper system for vehicle

US10106112B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10106112-B2
Application numberUS-201515531217-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 15, 2015
Priority dateNov 26, 2014
Publication dateOct 23, 2018
Grant dateOct 23, 2018

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a bumper system for a vehicle, and provides a bumper system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a bumper beam which has a fastening hole formed through each end thereof in the forward and backward direction; a crash box which is inserted into the fastening hole of the bumper beam; and a bracket which is fastened to the bumper beam so as to be able to prevent the crash box from being separated. Thereby, the system can meet both low speed crash regulations and RCAR performance.

First claim

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The invention claimed is: 1. A bumper system for a vehicle, comprising: a bumper beam having a coupling hole, which formed to pass therethrough in front and rear directions, in each of both ends thereof; a crash box inserted into the coupling hole of the bumper beam; and a bracket coupled to the bumper beam to prevent the crash box from being separated, wherein the bracket comprises: a coupling part fixed to a front portion of a rear wall of the bumper beam; a connection part bent from the coupling part and fixed to an upper portion of the rear wall of the bumper beam; and a separation prevention part bent from the connection part and closely attached to a rear portion of the rear wall of the bumper beam to partially overlap a rear end surface of the crash box. 2. The bumper system of claim 1 , wherein the crash box has one shape selected from a cylindrical shape, a cone shape, a polygonal pillar shape, and a polypyramid shape. 3. The bumper system of claim 1 , wherein a material of the crash box comprises one material selected from steel, aluminum, composite plastic.

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  • comprising yieldable mounting means ({B60R19/38 takes precedence;} springs, shock absorbers, or means for damping vibrations per se F16F) · CPC title

  • B60R19/34Primary

    destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type · CPC title

  • of reinforced plastic material · CPC title

  • B60R19/18Primary

    {characterised by the cross-section;} Means within the bumper to absorb impact · CPC title

  • with means to adjust or regulate the amount of energy to be absorbed · CPC title

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What does patent US10106112B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a bumper system for a vehicle, and provides a bumper system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a bumper beam which has a fastening hole formed through each end thereof in the forward and backward direction; a crash box which is inserted into the fastening hole of the bumper beam; and a bracket which is fastened to the bumper beam so as to be able to prevent t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lotte Chemical Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R19/34. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).