Active extension type car front bumper

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11608018-B2
Application number	US-202117439411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2021
Priority date	Oct 26, 2020
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

The present invention discloses an active extension type car front bumper. Three fixed sleeves are rigidly connected to a cross beam of a U-shaped fixed frame, an impact rod is fitted in each fixed sleeve, a front end of each impact rod passes through the cross beam and is fixedly connected to the bumper, and a rear end of each impact rod is fixedly connected to a movable cross beam arranged horizontally left and right. Left and right longitudinal beams of the U-shaped fixed frame are each provided with a movable longitudinal beam that is movable forward and backward. Left and right ends of the movable cross beam respectively extend into the left and right longitudinal beams. A rear end of each movable longitudinal beam is fixedly connected to a hydraulic mechanism. An energy absorption mechanism is provided between every two adjacent fixed sleeves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An active extension car front bumper, comprising a fixed and left-right symmetrical U-shaped fixed frame disposed right behind the bumper, wherein a U-shaped opening of the U-shaped fixed frame faces a direction opposite to the bumper, and the U-shaped fixed frame includes a cross beam on a front side and one left longitudinal beam and one right longitudinal beam, three fixed sleeves distributed respectively on the left, in the middle, and on the right are rigidly connected to a rear side wall of the cross beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, an impact rod is fitted with clearance in the middle of an interior of each fixed sleeve, a front end of each impact rod passes through the cross beam of the U-shaped fixed frame and then is fixedly connected to the bumper, and a rear end of each impact rod extends out of the fixed sleeve and then is fixedly connected to a movable cross beam that is arranged horizontally left and right; the left longitudinal beam and the right longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame are each provided with a movable longitudinal beam that is capable of moving forwardly and backwardly, a left end and a right end of the movable cross beam respectively extend into the corresponding left longitudinal beam and the corresponding right longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame and are fixedly connected to front ends of the corresponding movable longitudinal beams, and a rear end of each movable longitudinal beam is fixedly connected to a hydraulic mechanism; an energy absorption mechanism is provided between every two adjacent fixed sleeves, each energy absorption mechanism comprises a fixed rack that is horizontal in forward and backward directions, a front end of the fixed rack is rigidly connected to the cross beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, a left side wall and a right side wall of the fixed rack are both provided with helical teeth and the helical teeth are inclined forwardly, two movable racks are respectively distributed on a left side and a right side of the fixed rack, and helical teeth of the two movable racks are inclined backwardly and engaged with the helical teeth of the fixed rack; a left side and a right side of the fixed rack are each further provided with a T-shaped spring seat, a rear end of the T-shaped spring seat is rigidly connected to the movable cross beam, and a return spring that is arranged horizontally left and right is connected between the T-shaped spring seat and the movable rack on a same side; each impact rod has a stepped rod shape comprising a front segment and a rear segment, wherein a diameter of the front segment is larger than a diameter of the rear segment, a high-strength spring is disposed inside each fixed sleeve, and the high-strength spring is fitted with clearance on the rear segment of the impact rod; a positioning mechanism capable of locking the movable longitudinal beam is connected to each longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, the hydraulic mechanisms simultaneously drive the movable longitudinal beams and the movable cross beam to push out forwardly, the movable cross beam pushes the T-shaped spring seats and the impact rods forwardly, and the bumper extends forwardly.

2. The active extension car front bumper according to claim 1 , wherein each positioning mechanism comprises a pin bushing, a pin spring and a pin, the pin bushing is fixedly connected to an inner side wall of the corresponding longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, the pin spring and the pin arranged horizontally left and right are provided inside the pin bushing, an inner end of the pin spring is rigidly connected to the pin bushing, and an outer end of the pin spring is rigidly connected to an inner end of the pin, and an outer end of the pin is capable of extending into the corresponding longitudinal beam and locking the corresponding movable longitudinal beam.

3. The active extension car front bumper according to claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped fixed frame is arranged symmetrically left and right, and central axes of the U-shaped fixed frame, the bumper, and the fixed sleeve in the middle are colinear.

4. The active extension car front bumper according to claim 1 , wherein a guide rail arranged in the forward and backward directions is disposed inside each longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, each movable longitudinal beam is provided with pulleys, and the pulleys match the guide rail on the corresponding longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame.

5. The active extension car front bumper according to claim 1 , wherein the T-shaped spring seat is provided with a guide rail, a front end surface of the movable cross beam is provided with an identical guide rail, and a front end surface and a rear end surface of the movable rack are both provided with recesses matching the guide rails.

6. The active extension car front bumper according to claim 1 , wherein each hydraulic mechanism comprises a hydraulic cylinder and a piston ejector rod, a cylinder body of the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly connected to a rear end of the corresponding longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame, and the piston ejector rod extends forwardly from the hydraulic cylinder into the corresponding longitudinal beam of the U-shaped fixed frame and is fixedly connected to a rear end of the corresponding movable longitudinal beam.

Assignees

• Univ Jiangsu

Inventors

• Xue Hongtao
• Ding Dianyong
• Wu Meng
• Zhang Ziming

Classifications

• B60R19/36

  Combinations of yieldable mounting means of different types {(fluid shock absorbers with coaxial coil springs B60R19/32)} · CPC title

• B60R2019/268

  with rebound preventing means, e.g. ratchets · CPC title

• B60R19/40 Primary

  in the direction of an obstacle before a collision {, or extending during driving of the vehicle, i.e. to increase the energy absorption capacity of the bumper (inflatable bumpers B60R19/20)} · CPC title

• B60R2019/026

  Buffers, i.e. bumpers of limited extent · CPC title

• B60R2019/262

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