IP Library Granted Patent US 11,897,404
Granted Patent B2
US 11,897,404 · App. 17/285,394 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Bumper reinforcement for integration into a vehicle front assembly, comprising a sensor-bearing mounting plate

Inventor: Stéphane Ginja (Levallois-Perret, FR)
Assignee: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
B60R19/18B60R19/03B60R19/483B60R2019/1833
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Patent No.
US 11,897,404
App. No.
17/285,394
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Bumper reinforcement produced by molding a thermoplastic material and intended to be integrated into a motor vehicle front assembly between a bumper and a technical part. The bumper reinforcement comprises at least one mounting plate that is intended to bear at least one sensor, said mounting plate being integrally formed with said bumper reinforcement and connected by its perimeter thereto via a fragile material bridge such that, in the event of a frontal impact resulting in deformation of the bumper reinforcement and impacting the mounting plate, the mounting plate detaches fully or partially from the bumper reinforcement under the effect of the rupture of the material bridge.

Claims (18)

1. A bumper reinforcement that is produced by molding a thermoplastic material and intended to be integrated into a front assembly for a motor vehicle between a bumper and a technical part, characterized in that the bumper reinforcement comprises at least one mounting plate for supporting at least one sensor, is integral with said bumper reinforcement, and is linked by its perimeter to bumper reinforcement by a fragile material bridge, wherein the material bridge extends in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the mounting plate, and wherein a rear face of the mounting plate is coplanar with a front face of the bumper reinforcement.

2. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein the material bridge is formed by an alternation of at least one first zone (Z 1 ), in which the material bridge has a thickness (e 1 ) that is less than or equal to the thickness (e p ) of a wall of the mounting plate and greater than or equal to an intermediate thickness (e 1 ) that is strictly less than the thickness (e p ) of the wall of said mounting plate (e i ≤e i ≤e p ), and at least one second zone (Z 2 ) in which the material bridge has a thickness (e 2 ) that is less than or equal to the intermediate thickness (e i ) and greater than or equal to zero thickness (0≤e 2 ≤e i ).

3. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate thickness (e i ) is between 0.3 mm and 0.8 mm.

4. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness (e p ) of the wall of the mounting plate is between 2 and 5 mm.

5. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 4 , wherein the thickness (e p ) of the wall of the mounting plate is substantially equal to the thickness of the wall of the bumper reinforcement.

6. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein the material bridge comprises a single first hinge zone (Z1c) and a second zone (Z2) extending over the rest of the perimeter of the mounting plate.

7. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 6 , wherein the first zones (Z 1 ) and the second zones Z 2 ) extend over substantially equal lengths.

8. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein the material bridge extends on the plane of the mounting plate.

9. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein said bumper reinforcement is preferably formed by molding a material that is selected from among the following materials: polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), polybutylene terephthalate (PC-PBT).

10. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 9 , wherein the material forming the bumper reinforcement is reinforced with mineral fillers or with glass or carbon fibers.

11. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein a mounting plate supports at least one sensor that is selected from among the following sensors: a lidar, a radar or a parking aid camera, a night vision camera, a distance regulation radar, a parking assistance proximity sensor.

12. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , wherein said bumper reinforcement is adapted to support air intake devices, a bumper skin, a guide air, an optical element, a battery charger, and/or an electronic control unit.

13. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1 , that is overmolded on a structural part comprising at least one of the following elements: an impact beam, a shock absorber, a pedestrian impact protection system.

14. A bumper reinforcement that is produced by molding a thermoplastic material and intended to be integrated into a front assembly for a motor vehicle between a bumper and a technical part, characterized in that the bumper reinforcement comprises at least one mounting plate for supporting at least one sensor, is integral with said bumper reinforcement, and is linked by its perimeter to said bumper reinforcement by means of a fragile material bridge,

wherein the material bridge is formed by an alternation of at least one first zone (Z 1 ), in which the material bridge has a thickness (e 1 ) that is less than or equal to the thickness (e p ) of a wall of the mounting plate and greater than or equal to an intermediate thickness (e i ) that is strictly less than the thickness (e p ) of the wall of said mounting plate (e i ≤e 1 ≤e p ), and at least one second zone (Z 2 ) in which the material bridge has a thickness (e 2 ) that is less than or equal to the intermediate thickness (e i ) and greater than or equal to zero thickness (0≤e 2 ≤e i ),

wherein the material bridge comprises at least one first hinge zone (Z 1c ) in which a thickness of the material bridge is equal to a thickness (e p ) of the wall of the mounting plate.

15. A bumper reinforcement that is produced by molding a thermoplastic material and intended to be integrated into a front assembly for a motor vehicle between a bumper and a technical part, characterized in that the bumper reinforcement comprises at least one mounting plate for supporting at least one sensor, is integral with said bumper reinforcement, and is linked by its perimeter to said bumper reinforcement by means of a fragile material bridge,

wherein the mounting plate supports one or more protective pins that rise perpendicularly from a front face ( 40 a ) of the mounting plate in a direction from the front of the vehicle to a height greater than the height of a nearest adjacent sensor.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2025
From: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
To: OPMOBILITY SE
Reel/Frame 069958/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2025
From: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
To: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE
Reel/Frame 069923/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2021
From: GINJA, STÉPHANE
To: COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM
Reel/Frame 056132/0121 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1859642 · Oct 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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