EP1580079A3

Bumper apparatus for vehicle and method for assembling thereof

Abstract

A bumper apparatus for a vehicle includes a bumper reinforcement (2) extending in a vehicle width direction and a bumper stay (4) fastened to one side of the bumper reinforcement and including a body extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle and a first plate (5) fastened to one end of the body. The bumper apparatus for a vehicle is characterized in that the first plate includes a contacting surface portion (10) provided along the bumper reinforcement, a slanting surface portion (11) branching from the bumper reinforcement, a first flange portion (14) extending outside the body of the bumper stay, and second flange portions (9) provided at both side ends of the first plate contacting with side surfaces of the body of the bumper stay.

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Parties

Owner: AISIN SEIKI
Assigned now: AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
AISIN KEIKINZOKU KK
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventors: Sakuma, Katsuzi, Intel. Property Dept., Kariya-shi Aichi-ken 448-8650, Japan
Haneda, Shinichi, Intel. Property Dept., Kariya-shi Aichi-ken 448-8650, Japan
Azuchi, Kazunari, Intel. Property Dept., Shinminato-shi Toyama-ken, Japan
Kita, Kiyoichi, Intel. Property Dept., Shinminato-shi Toyama-ken, Japan
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Nishida, Gen, Intel. Property Dept., Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571, Japan

Examination

Agent: Pautex Schneider, Nicole Véronique

Reach

Cites: 5 earlier patents, 1 other work⁠
Family: 7 members in 4 offices⁠EP3US2DEJP

Classification

CPC: B60R19/34B60R2019/182B60R2021/0009
IPC: B60R19 18B60R19 34B60R19 24B60R21 00

Every citation, both waysCites: the store holds 4 of 5

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP1125798A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,7
EP1219499A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,7
US6059331A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-3,5-8,10
US6334638B1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,7,8,10
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 15 6 April 2001 (2001-04-06)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

7 members in 4 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
2004091829	Japan	A	2004-03-26
2004091829	Japan	–	2004-03-26
2004091829	–	–	–
JP20040091829	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP1580079A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-09-28
US2005212312A1	United States of America	A1	2005-09-29
JP2005271858A	Japan	A	2005-10-06
US6971694B2	United States of America	B2	2005-12-06
EP1580079A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-06-21
EP1580079B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2009-04-29
DE602005014161D1	Germany	D1	2009-06-10

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2024-10-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
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2011-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-12-24	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2010-11-24	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2010-04-07	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2010-03-05	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2010-03-05	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2009-06-10	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2009-04-29	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2009-04-29	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2009-03-27	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2009-03-13	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2009-01-07	Title (correction)BUMPER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLERTI1	RTI1	EP
2008-12-15	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2007-05-30	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2007-02-28	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2007-01-17	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2006-12-06	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2006-06-21	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2006-06-21	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2006-05-19	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2005-09-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-09-28	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2005-08-12	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP