Patent ID: 6988753

Claim:
A bumper beam attachment structure for a vehicle, comprising: a bumper beam extending in a widthwise direction of the vehicle at a front end or a rear end of the vehicle; and an extension member connected to the bumper beam at a position laterally offset from a longitudinal centerline of a body of the vehicle and adapted to be connected to the vehicle body to attach the bumper beam to the vehicle body, wherein the extension member is formed from an aluminum extruded hollow profile and includes: a) a rear wall for being in abutment with the vehicle body and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being disposed a first distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body and the second end being disposed a second distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body, said first distance being smaller than said second distance; b) an inner sidewall extending convexly from the first end of the rear wall toward the bumper beam; c) a central sidewall extending from a central portion of the rear wall in substantially the same direction as the inner sidewall; d) a first front wall connecting distal ends of the inner sidewall and the central sidewall and being in contact with the bumper beam; e) a branched sidewall branched off from the central sidewall and extending convexly toward the bumper beam; f) an outer sidewall extending from the second end of the rear wall toward the bumper beam; and g) a second front wall connecting distal ends of the branched sidewall and the outer sidewall and being in contact with the bumper beam.