Patent ID: 7000975
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bumper apparatus comprising a bumper reinforcement extended in a width direction of a vehicle and a bumper stay fixed to a side member on a side of a body of the vehicle, the side member comprising opposed side walls, wherein the bumper stay includes a front wall portion fixed to the bumper reinforcement, a rear wall portion fixed to the side member, and a plurality of ribs coupling the rear and front wall portions, the plurality of ribs comprising an inner side rib, an outer side rib and a pair of middle ribs positioned between the inner and outer side ribs in the width direction of the vehicle, the middle ribs being positioned relative to the side walls of the side member such that each of the middle ribs is positioned along a line extending from one of the side walls of the side member, and the inner and the outer side ribs are provided with an angle of inclination diverging toward the bumper reinforcement, the inner side rib includes a projected portion projected to an inner side, the projected portion being located at a portion coupling the inner side rib and the front wall portion, and a dimension in a width direction of the front wall portion is larger than a dimension in a width direction of the rear wall portion.