BUMPER ASSEMBLY
First Claim
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a beam; and
a plurality of members attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam;
each member including an outer tube extending transverse to the beam and an inner tube extending parallel to and in the outer tube;
wherein adjacent ones of the members are configured to contact each other when both adjacent ones of the members are deformed;
each outer tube has an inner surface, and each inner tube is attached to the inner surface of the outer tube at a connection line;
each member includes a bridge portion extending from the inner surface of the outer tube to the inner tube; and
each bridge portion is attached to the inner tube opposite from the connection line.
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Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a beam and a plurality of members attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam. Each member includes an outer tube extending transverse to the beam and an inner tube extending parallel to and in the outer tube. Adjacent ones of the members are configured to contact each other when both adjacent ones of the members are deformed.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a beam; and a plurality of members attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam;
each member including an outer tube extending transverse to the beam and an inner tube extending parallel to and in the outer tube;wherein adjacent ones of the members are configured to contact each other when both adjacent ones of the members are deformed; each outer tube has an inner surface, and each inner tube is attached to the inner surface of the outer tube at a connection line; each member includes a bridge portion extending from the inner surface of the outer tube to the inner tube; and each bridge portion is attached to the inner tube opposite from the connection line. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. (canceled)
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3. (canceled)
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4. (canceled)
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6. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the inner tubes are elliptical.
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a beam; and a plurality of members attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam;
each member including an outer tube extending transverse to the beam and an inner tube extending parallel to and in the outer tube;wherein adjacent ones of the members are configured to contact each other when both adjacent ones of the members are deformed the beam extends between two ends and has a midpoint halfway between the ends; the outer tubes have corresponding wall thicknesses; and the members are arranged in ascending order of the corresponding wall thicknesses of the outer tubes from the midpoint to each end.
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a beam; a plurality of members attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam;
each member including an outer tube extending transverse to the beam and an inner tube extending parallel to and in the outer tube; anda bumper beam extending parallel to the beam; wherein adjacent ones of the members are configured to contact each other when both adjacent ones of the members are deformed; the beam is coupled to the bumper beam; the beam has an upper edge and a lower edge extending in a direction of the beam; and the bumper beam includes a groove accepting the lower edge of the beam. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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