Vehicle energy absorber
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1. A bumper assembly, comprising:
- a bumper beam;
a plate supported by the bumper beam extending in a cross-vehicle direction from a first end to a second end and including a center between the first and second ends; and
a plurality of fins supported by the plate, the fins each having a proximate end proximate to the plate and a distal end distal to the plate, and an axis extending from the proximate end to the distal end;
wherein the fins each have a sinuous shape in a cross section normal to the axis;
wherein the plate defines a first side between the first end and the center and a second side between the second end and the center, and wherein all of the fins disposed on the first side of the plate have a same first orientation and all of the fins disposed on the second side of the plate have a same second orientation mirroring the first orientation.
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Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a bumper beam and a fin supported by the bumper beam. The fin has a proximate end proximate to the bumper beam and a distal end distal to the bumper beam and an axis extending from the proximate end to the distal end. The fin has a sinuous shape in a cross section normal to the axis.
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13 Claims
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1. A bumper assembly, comprising:
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a bumper beam; a plate supported by the bumper beam extending in a cross-vehicle direction from a first end to a second end and including a center between the first and second ends; and a plurality of fins supported by the plate, the fins each having a proximate end proximate to the plate and a distal end distal to the plate, and an axis extending from the proximate end to the distal end; wherein the fins each have a sinuous shape in a cross section normal to the axis; wherein the plate defines a first side between the first end and the center and a second side between the second end and the center, and wherein all of the fins disposed on the first side of the plate have a same first orientation and all of the fins disposed on the second side of the plate have a same second orientation mirroring the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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