Patent ID: 7708323

Claim:
A vehicle body strength adjusting system in a vehicle, comprising: a bumper beam including a body portion extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle and inclined portions extending from left and right opposite ends of the body portion and inclined in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; variable crush-strength devices which are disposed between the inclined portions and left and right vehicle body frames, can be crushed upon receiving a collision load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and have a variable crush-strength, wherein a first bolt hole is formed in each inclined portion of the bumper beam, a second bolt hole is formed in a mounting bracket of each variable crush-strength device, and at least one of the first bolt hole and the second bolt hole is elongate in the widthwise direction of the vehicle; and bolts which extend through the first and second bolt holes to fasten the bumper beam to the variable crush-strength devices.