Patent ID: 9290979
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: E05F,E05Y

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable bumper comprising a shape memory polymer (SMP) for maintaining an intended spacing between opposing surfaces of a vehicle body and a closure panel, the bumper being adapted for attachment to either of the vehicle body or the closure panel, the bumper comprising: a mounting portion for attachment of the bumper to the body or closure panel; a shape memory polymer (SMP) portion composed to exhibit a transition temperature and, when heated to a temperature greater than the transition temperature, to be deformable to a length predetermined to enforce the intended separation between the opposing vehicle body and closure panel surfaces; and an elastomer portion; the mounting feature serving as a base and supporting the SMP portion and the elastomer portion, each of the mounting feature, the SMP portion and the polymer portion having a central longitudinal axis for receiving a load, each of the mounting feature, the elastomer portion and the SMP portion being secured to one another and arranged one atop the other, mutually centered with their longitudinal axes commonly aligned with the longitudinal axis of the mounting portion.