Patent ID: 7044516

Claim:
A bumper beam assembly for a vehicle including first and second side frames comprising: a bumper beam having at least two round pipes said bracket having an upper end portion and a lower end portion; a bracket for connecting said at least two round pipes; and first and second support members capable of supporting said at least two round pipes, said first and second support members each having one end mounted to said first and second side frames, respectively, said at least two round pipes having a length at least equal to a distance between said first and second side frames and a sum of the diameters of said at least two round pipes being smaller than a height of said bumper beam assembly, said at least two round pipes being arranged vertically one above another; said bracket having a length of at least one-fourth the length of said bumper beam wherein said upper end portion and said lower end portion of said bracket are formed into a rounded shape so as to match external shapes of said at least two round pipes, said rounded shapes of said upper and lower end portions being connected to said at least two round pipes; said first and second support members including at least two arc-shaped recesses which conform to the external shape of said at least two round pipes, said first and second support members supporting each of said at least two round pipes with said arc-shaped recesses, thereby connecting said first and second side frames to said at least two round pipes; and one of said at least two round pipes being positioned below a central point of said first and second side frames, and the other of said at least two round pipes being positioned above said central point.