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Vehicle bumper assembly

A technology for bumper components and bumpers, which is applied to bumpers, electrical components, etc., and can solve the problems of unutilized internal components such as fascia components and energy absorption

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-12
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD
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In some vehicle bumper assembly designs there is unused space between the fascia elements and the energy absorbing inner elements

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[0019] Selected embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should appreciate from this disclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0020] Referring initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle 10 is shown equipped with a body assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as explained below, which includes a vehicle bumper assembly 12 with a concealed wiring harness 14 and a support vehicle The vehicle bumper support element 16 of the bumper assembly 12 . The vehicle bumper assembly 12 may be a front bumper assembly or a rear bumper assembly. However, for the sake of brevity, only the rear bumper assembly is illustrated.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 and 4 , a vehicle bumper support member 16 is supported on...

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A vehicle bumper assembly includes an elongated energy absorbing member, a plurality of mounting members, a wiring harness and a bumper fascia. The elongated energy absorbing member is dimensioned to extend between first and second sides of a vehicle. The energy absorbing member has an inboard facing surface, an outboard facing surface and an upper surface disposed between the inboard and outboard facing surfaces. The mounting members are longitudinally spaced along the upper surface of the energy absorbing member, each of the mounting members having a wire attachment structure. The wiring harness is coupled to the wire attachment structures of the mounting members such that the wiring harness is supported longitudinally above the upper surface of the energy absorbing member at the mounting members. The bumper fascia fits over the energy absorbing member thereby concealing the wiring harness.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a vehicle bumper assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to a bumper assembly including a harness mounting structure. Background technique [0002] Often, various parts and assemblies of a car are redesigned to improve functionality. One such component that is undergoing redesign is the vehicle bumper component of passenger cars. Years ago, vehicle bumper assemblies typically consisted of a one-piece chromed metal element that was screwed to the front or rear end of the vehicle. In recent years, such bumper assemblies have been redesigned to include an energy-absorbing inner element and an outer fascia element that covers and conceals the energy-absorbing inner element. The energy-absorbing interior member is typically a resilient member which absorbs energy during a vehicle impact. The fascia elements in such vehicle bumper assembly designs are typically flexible elements whose shape an...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R19/18H02G3/00
CPCB60R19/48
Inventor 马克·雷诺尔兹杰弗里·特斯默理查德·埃谢巴赫罗纳德·扎克
Owner NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD