Patent ID: 7625022

Claim:
A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a chassis, the bumper assembly comprising a bumper core, wherein said bumper core comprises: a first cross member made of a first thermoplastic material; a first substantially undeformable connection device; and a second substantially undeformable connection device, wherein said first and second substantially undeformable connection devices are for rigidly fixing said first cross member to the chassis of the vehicle, wherein said first and the second substantially undeformable connection devices co-operate with said first cross member; wherein the bumper core further comprises a second cross member and at least one shock-absorbing element which contacts said first cross member and said second cross member, wherein the shock-absorbing element includes an external resilient portion and an internal substantially rigid portion, and wherein said second cross member is connected to said first and second substantially undeformable connection devices or is formed as one piece with said first and second substantially undeformable connection devices.