Patent ID: 8317240
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bumper for a motor vehicle, comprising: a cross member having a central longitudinal section and two end sections, wherein at least portions of the central longitudinal section and the two end sections have a substantially identical a U-shaped first cross-section with a first web having a first width and two first legs having a first length, crash box attachment sections, each crash box attachment section arranged intermediate between an end of the central longitudinal section and a respective end section and having a U-shaped second cross-section with a second web and two second legs, wherein a width of the second web and a length of the second legs are greater than a width of the first web and a length of the first legs, said central longitudinal section, the crash box attachment sections and the respective end sections continuously transitioning into each other, a cover plate extending continuously longitudinally over a full length of the cross member and being joined to free ends of the first and second legs for increasing stiffness of the bumper, and crash boxes attached exterior to the second legs of corresponding crash box attachment sections and facing away from the cover plate towards the motor vehicle for attachment to the motor vehicle.