Patent ID: 6474708
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A bumper arrangement for a front end or a rear end of an automobile having a bumper cover enclosing the bumper arrangement, the bumper arrangement comprising:a transverse support having a first and a second end; a first spacer console connected to the first end of the transverse support and a second spacer console connected to the second end of the transverse support; a first stop plate connected to the first spacer console opposite the transverse support and a second stop plate connected to the second spacer console opposite the transverse support; the first and second stop plates configured to secure the bumper arrangement to longitudinal support beams of a car body extending in a longitudinal direction of the automobile; a transverse beam positioned below the transverse support in a mounted position of the bumper arrangement, wherein the transverse beam and the transverse support are substantially arranged in a common vertical plane; spacer stays having a first end connected to the transverse beam and a second end connected exclusively to the stop plates on a side of the stop plates facing the cover, wherein the spacer stays are positioned vertically below the spacer consoles and spaced from the spacer consoles in the mounted position of the bumper arrangement; wherein one or more of the transverse support and the spacer consoles, at least over portions thereof, have two or more deformation areas arranged next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the automobile and wherein the at least two deformation areas have different force levels; wherein the transverse beam has a surface coating comprised of an energy-absorbing material at least in areas facing away from the stop plates.