Bumper assembly with extension panel

摘要

A rear bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided, which includes a bumper bar (22), an energy absorbing mechanism (24), a bumper cover (26) overlying the energy absorbing mechanism (24) of the bumper bar (22), and a rigid extension panel (28) secured to the vehicle body (14) and positioned to present an abutting surface to a stop surface (36) formed on the bumper cover (26) at a position intermediate of a vertically extending part (16) of the vehicle body (14) and essentially coplanar with it to prevent contact between the bumper cover (26) and the vertically extending portion of the vehicle body (14) during impact-induced compression. <IMAGE>