BUMPERS, VEHICLES, AND METHODS OF ALTERING LOAD PATHS OF VEHICLES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide bumpers with energy diverting structures that alter or redirect load paths to satisfy many different standards.SOLUTION: A bumper 120 includes: a bumper beam assembly 122 including a bumper reinforcement beam 130; a reinforcement bracket 160 positioned on a front side 132 of the bumper beam assembly at an outboard end of the bumper beam assembly; and an energy diverting bumper structure 200 positioned on a front side of the reinforcement bracket.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2