CPC B60R 19/18 (2013.01) [B60R 2019/1806 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
a bumper beam;
a crush can attached to an end portion of the bumper beam;
an impact dispersion plate attached to a front face of the bumper beam at the end portion of the bumper beam, a front surface of the impact dispersion plate extending downward from the front face of the bumper beam;
a lower reinforcement member attached to a rear surface of the impact dispersion plate and disposed along a lower section of the impact dispersion plate; and
an upright reinforcement member having an upper portion attached to the bumper beam and a lower portion attached to the lower reinforcement member, the upright and lower reinforcement members configured upon impact with a barrier to disperse deformation of the barrier over the impact dispersion plate below the bumper beam.
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