Cast Bumper System And Method Of Manufacturing Same

A bumper beam system is provided that includes a bumper beam that is cast from metal and has at least a first portion comprised of a first alloy and a second portion comprised of a second alloy that is different than the first alloy. Furthermore, a crash box is provided that comprises a first portio...

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Hauptverfasser:	Mellis Jeffrey Jay, Brady Jeremiah John, Winfree Richard Lee, Steinebach Edward K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CASTING CASTING OF METALS CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWDER METALLURGY SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Zusammenfassung:	A bumper beam system is provided that includes a bumper beam that is cast from metal and has at least a first portion comprised of a first alloy and a second portion comprised of a second alloy that is different than the first alloy. Furthermore, a crash box is provided that comprises a first portion comprised of a first alloy and a second portion comprised of a second alloy that is different than the first alloy. Additionally, a bumper beam system is provided that has a bumper beam and a crash box. The bumper beam includes at least a first bumper beam portion that is comprised of a first bumper beam alloy, and the crash box includes at least a first crash box portion that is comprised of a first crash box alloy. Methods of manufacturing the bumper beam system and crash boxes are also provided.