Patent ID: 7210719

Claim:
A vehicle bumper beam mounting structure comprising: a bumper beam made from an extrusion material and having curved portions at right and left ends thereof, respectively, said bumper beam curved portions having weak portions; and right and left mounting members attached to the right and left curved portions and being attachable to vehicle body members which extend longitudinally of a vehicle body, the mounting members each including: a perpendicular portion located inboard and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, said perpendicular portion having a corrugated surface for increasing rigidity of the perpendicular portion; and a sloping portion abutting on the curved portion and sloping from a distal edge of the perpendicular portion located forward or rearward of the vehicle body in an outward and rearward or forward direction of the vehicle body, the sloping portion having a depressed portion oriented rearward or forward of the vehicle body, said depressed portion including relief portions for allowing deformation of the mounting member; and, wherein the weak portions of the bumper beam are formed in the bumper beam near the perpendicular portion of the mounting member so as to allow deformation of the bumper beam.