Patent ID: 8353545

Claim:
A bumper structure, comprising: a bumper; an actuator member coupled to said bumper; and a crash structure interposed between said bumper and a vehicle side rail extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, said crash structure comprising: a hollow housing coupled to said vehicle side rail, wherein a section of said actuator member passes into and is slidably disposed within said hollow housing; and a plurality of deformable members contained within a section of said hollow housing, wherein each of said plurality of deformable members is comprised of a hollow structure with at least one wall of said hollow structure being common with at least one wall of said hollow housing, wherein a first portion of said actuator member is at least partially surrounded by said plurality of deformable members, wherein said first portion of said actuator member is of a first diameter, and wherein a second portion of said actuator member is of a second diameter larger than said first diameter, and wherein said second portion of said actuator member is closer to said bumper than said first portion of said actuator member.