Vehicle bumper apparatus and crush box thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8844986
APP PUB NO 20130099514A1
SERIAL NO

13653695

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A vehicle bumper apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement member formed to have a hollow cross section and including a vehicle interior portion formed to have an open cross section including an opening, and a crush box supporting the bumper reinforcement member to mount the bumper reinforcement member to a side member of a vehicle body, the crush box including a connecting portion arranged at a vehicle exterior portion, the connecting portion closing the opening of the bumper reinforcement member to restrict the opening from being expanded, and a retaining portion protruding from the connecting portion toward an exterior side of a vehicle to retain the bumper reinforcement member.

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AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAKARIYA CITY AICHI PREFECTURE JAPAN'S ASAHI 2 CHOME 1 GA
AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA12-3 NAGONOE IMIZU-SHI TOYAMA-KEN 934-8588

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kaneko, Takanobu Kariya, JP 23 382
Kita, Kiyoichi Okazaki, JP 44 449
Matsui, Kyosuke Chiryu, JP 14 54
Obayashi, Tamaki Toyama, JP 19 116

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