Vehicle front bumper system
View Patent ↗A front bumper system of a vehicle includes a bumper beam disposed on a front end of the vehicle, and the bumper beam has a plurality of openings which are open toward a cooling module disposed within a front compartment of the vehicle. The bumper beam has a plurality of ribs by which the plurality of openings are defined, and each rib has a streamlined cross-section whose thickness gradually decreases from the front of the vehicle toward the rear of the vehicle.
1. A front bumper system of a vehicle, comprising:
a bumper beam disposed on a front end of the vehicle;
a reinforcing member attached to the bumper beam;
a pair of first mounting plates connected to both end portions of the reinforcing member, respectively; and
a pair of second mounting plates connected to the pair of first mounting plates, respectively,
wherein the reinforcing member extends in a longitudinal direction of the bumper beam,
wherein the bumper beam includes a plurality of openings through which air flows from outside the vehicle to inside the vehicle such that an air resistance is reduced and cooling performance is increased, and
wherein:
each first mounting plate of the pair of first mounting plates has a groove in which each end portion of the reinforcing member is received,
the end portion of the reinforcing member and the groove of the first mounting plate are joined by a structural adhesive,
each first mounting plate of the pair of first mounting plates has a pair of flanges, and
each second mounting plate of the pair of second mounting plates is connected to the pair of flanges of a corresponding first mounting plate among the pair of first mounting plates.
2. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the bumper beam further includes a plurality of ribs.
3. The front bumper system according to claim 2 , wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs has a streamlined cross-section whose thickness gradually decreases from a front of the vehicle toward a rear of the vehicle.
4. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member has a streamlined cross-section whose thickness gradually decreases from a front of the vehicle toward a rear of the vehicle.
5. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is at least partially embedded into the bumper beam so that the reinforcing member and the bumper beam form a unitary one-piece structure.
6. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material.
7. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member has a middle portion and end portions, which are made of different fiber-reinforced composite materials.
8. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the bumper beam is made of an aluminum material.
9. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the bumper beam is made of a plastic material.
10. The front bumper system according to claim 1 , wherein the bumper beam includes:
a middle portion overlapping a cooling module; and
a pair of closed walls located on both sides of the middle portion.