Patent ID: 8919834
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bumper assembly comprising: a bumper beam including a top bumper beam surface presented on a top of said bumper beam and a bottom bumper beam surface presented on a bottom of said bumper beam and each of said bumper beam surfaces extending along a bumper plane X, X a crash box including a top crash box surface presented on a top of said crash box and a bottom crash box surface presented on a bottom of said crash box and each of said crash box surfaces extending along a crash box plane Y, Y one of said bumper beam and said crash box including an alignment joint extending from one of said respective top or bottom surfaces to establish a mated position of said bumper beam and said crash box; at least one pair of said top surfaces of said bumper beam and said crash box or said bottom surfaces of said bumper beam and said crash box disposed in abutting and aligned relationship relative to one another along said respective planes X, Y and X wherein said alignment joint defines an alignment surface for engaging said other of said bumper beam and said crash box to establish said aligned relationship of said at least one pair of said top surfaces of said bumper beam or said crash box or said bottom surfaces of said bumper beam and said crash box in said mated position; and wherein said alignment joint includes a flange extending from one of said top or bottom surfaces to a flange end to define said alignment surface extending in parallel relationship to said planes X, X