Disclosed is a device for distributing crash energy within a vehicle. The device includes a member insertable into an end of a bumper beam of a vehicle, where a first portion of the inserted member occupies an unsupported end of the bumper beam. A second portion of the inserted member is fixedly attached to the bumper beam and to a left frame rail or a right frame rail of the vehicle, and a third portion of the inserted member occupies a portion of the bumper beam between the left frame rail and the right frame rail.
STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT INSERT FOR A VEHICLE BUMPER
2021-11-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
STRUCTURAL MEMBER, VEHICLE STRUCTURE, AND BUMPER REINFORCEMENT
European Patent Office | 2018
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