Patent ID: 8408636
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle comprising: a first side member comprising a first lower dart and a first upper dart, wherein the first upper dart is positioned between the first lower dart and an end portion of the first side member; a second side member parallel with and spaced apart from the first side member, the second side member comprising a second lower dart and a second upper dart, wherein the second upper dart is positioned between the second lower dart and an end portion of the second side member; a first bumper bracket coupled to the end portion of the first side member; a second bumper bracket coupled to the end portion of the second side member; a bumper reinforcement member coupled to the first and second bumper brackets; and a counter rotation bracket coupled to the bumper reinforcement member and extending upwards from the bumper reinforcement member; a first gusset coupled to the first side member and the first bumper bracket, the first gusset positioned between the first upper dart and the end portion of the first side member; and a second gusset coupled to the second side member and the second bumper bracket, the second gusset positioned between the second upper dart and the end portion of the second side member; wherein the lower darts and the upper darts form a preferential buckling zone of the first and the second side members.