A lightweight rear bumper with crash worthy compartment

The present invention relates to a lightweight rear bumper (100) with crash worthy compartment comprising a bumper and characterized by: a bumper beam (10) coupled to the inner side of the bumper for absorbing impact energy from the bumper and evenly distributed the impact energy along the bumper be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sahari, Barkawi, Abdul Aziz, Faieza, Abdul Aziz, Nuraini, Ali, Aidy, Mohd Salleh, Salwani, Jalaludin, Mai Nursherida, Azizi, Muhammad Azim
Format: Patent
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33560/
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Summary:The present invention relates to a lightweight rear bumper (100) with crash worthy compartment comprising a bumper and characterized by: a bumper beam (10) coupled to the inner side of the bumper for absorbing impact energy from the bumper and evenly distributed the impact energy along the bumper beam (10); a pair of crash housing (11) coupled to the bumper beam (11) for further absorbing the impact energy from the bumper beam (10); an impact absorbing means (12) embedded in the pair of crash housing (11) for further absorbing the impact energy from the pair of crash housing (11); a plurality of vertical ribs (13) arranged along the bumper beam (10) for strengthening the bumper beam (10).