Patent ID: 7165794
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle bumper comprising: a) a shield having a first impact zone located substantially at a first height corresponding to a knee of an adult pedestrian and, immediately below the first impact zone, a second impact zone located substantially at a second height corresponding to a tibia of the adult pedestrian, the shield comprising a top portion and a bottom portion set back from the top portion, the top portion comprising the first and second impact zones; b) a beam behind the shield substantially at the first height, in register with and at a certain distance from the shield and in which the beam is placed in register with the top portion; and c) at least one block comprising a compressible material interposed between the beam and the shield, the block having a front end in register with the second impact zone of the shield, a rear end in register with the beam), and a cross-section that increases from its front end towards its rear end, the block being interposed between the beam and the top portion.