Patent ID: 9561766
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A bumper assembly for mating with a mounting surface of a vehicle frame comprising: a bumper beam for absorbing an impact of a vehicle; a crash box attached to said bumper beam and extending along an axis A; a mounting plate attached to said crash box and defining at least one lateral slot extending laterally along said mounting plate in spaced and perpendicular relationship to said axis A; a fastener extending through said at least one lateral slot for mating with a mounting surface of the vehicle frame to establish a secured position of the bumper assembly; said fastener including a shoulder disposed in abutting relationship with the mounting surface in said secured position to dispose said mounting plate and said mounting surface in spaced relationship to one another for allowing said fastener to slide laterally along said lateral slot during an impact of the vehicle to reduce the transfer of lateral impact forces from said bumper assembly to the vehicle frame; and one of said mounting plate of said bumper assembly and said mounting surface of the vehicle frame defining at least one protrusion biased against the other of said mounting plate and said mounting surface in said secured position of the bumper assembly for reducing vibration between the bumper assembly and the vehicle frame during normal operation of the vehicle and for tuning the lateral impact forces transferred from the bumper assembly to the vehicle frame during the impact of the vehicle.