PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES

An energy absorber (4) that incorporates pedestrian protection and vehicle protection into a front bumper system on automotive vehicles comprises a unitary molded glass mat of thermoplastic material having a plurality of outwardly extending crushable lobes (10). The energy absorber is combined with...

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Hauptverfasser: SHULER, STEPHEN, TRAPPE, ADAMS
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An energy absorber (4) that incorporates pedestrian protection and vehicle protection into a front bumper system on automotive vehicles comprises a unitary molded glass mat of thermoplastic material having a plurality of outwardly extending crushable lobes (10). The energy absorber is combined with a fascia (2) and a reinforcing beam (6) with the energy absorber interdisposed to form a bumper system for automotive vehicles.