Bumper Assemblies Including A Bumper Cover Reinforcement And Vehicles Incorporating The Same

摘要

A bumper assembly includes a bumper reinforcement beam, a bumper energy absorber member coupled to a face of the bumper reinforcement beam, and a bumper cover reinforcement coupled to the bumper reinforcement beam, the bumper cover reinforcement including a base portion and an outward extending portion extending outward of the base portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction to an end, the bumper cover support portion including a horizontally extending portion and a vertically extending portion, where the at least one of the horizontally extending portion decreases in dimension in the vehicle lateral direction and the vertically extending portion decreases in dimension in the vehicle vertical direction.

主权项

1. A bumper assembly comprising:
a bumper reinforcement beam that extends in a vehicle lateral direction; a bumper cover positioned above the bumper reinforcement beam in a vehicle vertical direction; and a bumper cover reinforcement coupled to the bumper reinforcement beam, the bumper cover reinforcement comprising a bumper cover support portion comprising:
a base portion coupled to the bumper reinforcement beam; andan outward extending portion extending outward from the base portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction to an end, the outward extending portion comprising a horizontally extending portion and a vertically extending portion extending in the vehicle vertical direction from the horizontally extending portion, wherein at least one of the horizontally extending portion decreases in dimension in the vehicle lateral direction along a length of the bumper cover support portion from the base portion to the end and the vertically extending portion decreases in dimension in the vehicle vertical direction along the length of the bumper cover support portion from the base portion to the end.