US Patent No: 8,172,286

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Motor vehicle front structure

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Abstract

A motor vehicle front structure is provided with at least one front frame having two side members and an impact cross member structure. Two crash boxes are fixed between the respective front end of the side members and the impact cross member structure. Each of the crash boxes includes, but is not limited to a first and a second leg that are jointly fixed to the front end of each side member and in the shape of a V in the direction of the impact cross member structure turn into ends spread from each other The spread ends are fixed on end regions of the impact cross member structure.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCDETROIT, MI7524

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
KLIMEK, Stanislaw - 25 13

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
7,000,975 Bumper device 6 2003
 
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH (1)
2011/0109,122 CRASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF MAKING SAME 2 2010
 
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,611,568 Frame structure of vehicle body 21 1995
 
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (1)
4,413,856 Hardbar energy absorbing bumper system for vehicles 87 1981
 
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (1)
2009/0200,811 BUMPER SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE 4 2006
 
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
2009/0140,546 VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE 3 2008
 
KOHZU MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (1)
7,044,516 Mounting structure of bumper beam 4 2004
 
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
6,957,846 Front body structure for vehicle 17 2003
 
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
2008/0023,972 Attachment structure of energy absorbing structure 3 2007

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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,439,412 Motor vehicle forward structure 0 2011

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