US 12,409,800 B2
Bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle
Karl Kristian Berger, Gjovik (NO); Jens Chr. Haker, Gjovik (NO); Christian Handing, Langenberg (DE); Andreas Hitz, Erwitte (DE); Frode Paulsen, Gjovik (NO); Frank Rabe, Hiddenhausen (DE); and Odd Perry Sovik, Kolbu (NO)
Assigned to BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn (DE)
Filed by BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn (DE)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,427.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 102 366.1 (DE), filed on Feb. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242349 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 19/12 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/12 (2013.01) [B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bumper arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
an upper main crossmember, wherein the upper main cross member is able to be coupled via crash boxes to the vehicle, and
a lower auxiliary crossmember, wherein the upper main crossmember and the lower auxiliary crossmember are integrally connected together by a vertical strut,
the upper main crossmember and the lower auxiliary crossmember extend in a vertical direction of the vehicle,
the upper main crossmember and the lower auxiliary crossmember have different radii of curvature from one another, and
the lower auxiliary crossmember is set back completely with respect to the upper main crossmember in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
the lower auxiliary crossmember further comprises longitudinal members, and the longitudinal members are able to support the lower auxiliary crossmember on the vehicle.