Crush-Can Attached to a Frame Rail Through a Vehicle Body

An impact absorption assembly includes a bumper that is attached to a crush-can. The crush-can is assembled within a frame rail or other chassis frame member. A load path for a low speed impact is provided from the bumper through the crush-can and to the frame rail. An outer body structure defines a...

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Hauptverfasser: ALAVANDI BHIMARADDI VANKARADDI, MCGUCKIN JOHN MICHAEL, LOW ERIKA KRISTIN, GUSTAFSON KEVIN, KRISHNAMOORTHY SANKAR
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An impact absorption assembly includes a bumper that is attached to a crush-can. The crush-can is assembled within a frame rail or other chassis frame member. A load path for a low speed impact is provided from the bumper through the crush-can and to the frame rail. An outer body structure defines an opening through which the crush-can is assembled to avoid damage to the outer body structure that may include a back-light support panel, a lift-gate and a rear tail light.