Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cast bumper assembly and method of manufacturing same
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Application No.: US15319878Application Date: 2015-07-08
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Publication No.: US10293771B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Edward K. Steinebach , Mark Justin Jones , Jeffrey Jay Mellis , Jeremiah John Brady , Richard Lee Winfree , Warren Edward Young , Erryn Leigh Ashmore , Darren Andrew Womack , Venugopal Garimella , Paul James Marston
- Applicant: Edward K. Steinebach , Mark Justin Jones , Jeffrey Jay Mellis , Jeremiah John Brady , Richard Lee Winfree , Warren Edward Young , Erryn Leigh Ashmore , Darren Andrew Womack , Venugopal Garimella , Paul James Marston
- Applicant Address: CA Aurora
- Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Aurora
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2015/039596 WO 20150708
- International Announcement: WO2016/007661 WO 20160114
- Main IPC: B60R19/34
- IPC: B60R19/34 ; B60R19/03 ; B60R19/18 ; B60R19/24

Abstract:
A vehicle bumper assembly includes a bumper beam and a crash box. At least one of the bumper beam or the crash box is cast from metal, such as aluminum or magnesium, to reduce weight, reduce manufacturing process steps, and improve performance characteristics of the bumper assembly. In an embodiment, both of the bumper beam and the crash box are cast from metal to establish an integral connection therebetween. One of the bumper beam or the crash box can be open along a top and bottom portion of the bumper assembly and include at least one reinforcing rib cast integral therewith. In an embodiment, both of the bumper beam and the crash box can be open along a top and bottom portion of the bumper assembly and each include at least one reinforcing rib cast integral therewith.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170136970A1 Cast Bumper Assembly And Method Of Manufacturing Same Public/Granted day:2017-05-18
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