Patent ID: 6637788
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A safety bumper for a motor vehicle comprising:(a) a bumper basic body having a forward surface; (b) a bumper bar; (c) a mounting member; (d) a cross-bar of the vehicle, said bumper bar being connected to said bumper basic body and extending through to the forward surface of said bumper basic body, said bumper bar also being connected to said mounting member, said mounting member being located behind said bumper basic body and said bumper bar, said mounting member being connected to said cross-bar, said cross-bar being located behind said mounting member; (e) at least one of a deployable energy-absorbing element positioned above said mounting member and a deployable energy-absorbing element positioned below said mounting member; and (f) an impact sensor located in said bumper bar, wherein said deployable energy-absorbing element is controlled by said impact sensor, upon actuation by said impact sensor said deployable energy-absorbing element is deployed and forms a substantially continuous contour and a substantially common front with the forward surface of said bumper basic body.