Patent ID: 8967700
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
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 first gusset coupled to the first side member and the first bumper bracket; a second gusset coupled to the second side member and the second bumper bracket; 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, wherein: the first gusset is located between the first upper dart and the end portion of the first side member; the second gusset is located between the second upper dart and the end portion of the second side member; the lower darts and the upper darts form a preferential buckling zone of the first and the second side members, and a bumper bracket buckling strength of the first and second bumper brackets is less than a side member buckling strength of the respective first and second side members.