EP0323038A3
Improved vehicle bumper
Abstract
An impact energy managing bumper structure having a configuration and component members that cooperatively provide, as a function of position along its length, predetermined levels of resilient opposition to deformation and displacement. A semirigid resilient fascia (60) is spaced forwardly of the bumper structure (10), and the volume (42) defined therebetween is filled with an integral skin urethane foam that is resiliently deformable and integrally bonded to both members (60, 16).

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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0249518A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report |
| FR2345315A1 | Cites | France | X | Search report |
| US3860279A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
| US4186915A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report |
| US4466646A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report |
| US4533166A | Cites | United States of America | XD | Search report |
| US4762352A | Cites | United States of America | XP | Search report |
16 members in 9 offices
Priority claims3
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138060 | United States of America | – | |
| 13806087 | United States of America | A | |
| US19870138060 | – | – | – |
Members16
| Document | Office | Kind | |
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| AU2632688A | Australia | A | |
| EP0323038A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JPH01197147A | Japan | A | |
| BR8806909A | Brazil | A | |
| US4941701A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0323038A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| AU609544B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| CA1293985C | Canada | C | |
| US5100187A | United States of America | A | |
| MX168557B | Mexico | B | |
| EP0323038B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE3883508D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| ES2043851T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| DE3883508T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| JP2537083B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| US4941701C1 | United States of America | C1 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0323038
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0323038
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0323038
- Application
- 311361
- Application, DOCDB
- 88311361
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19880311361
Titles3
- English
- IMPROVED VEHICLE BUMPER
- German
- Stossstange für Fahrzeug
- French
- Pare-chocs pour véhicule
Classification
- CPC, 5
- B60R19/18
- B60R2019/1833
- B60R2019/1846
- B60R2019/1873
- B60R2019/1886
- IPC, 4
- B60R19 04
- B60R19 18
- B60R19 22
- B60R19 24
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden