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Auto bumper and its manufacturing process
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1979-11-14
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 1999-11-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention represents an auto bumper with an exterior part which can be seen from the outside. The exterior part is made of stainless steel plate and an interior part is made of fiber reinforced plastics via a layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasumasa Nagasaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R19/00; B60R19/02; B60R19/03; B60R19/18; B60R2019/1806; B60R2019/1813; B60R2019/1833; B60R2019/1853; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S228/00; Y10S228/903; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49888; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49982; Y10T29/49986; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by shot peening said metal surface and flame spraying said layer upon substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by shot peening said metal surface and flame spraying said layer upon substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by frictional deposition on substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
104 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by frictional deposition on substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by shot blasting with alumina particles on substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
An auto bumper comprising: an outer visible part comprising a stainless steel plate having a first thickness; a layer of one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy bonded to one side surface of said plate, said layer being bonded to said plate by shot blasting with alumina particles on substantially said entire one side surface, said layer having a second thickness smaller than said first thickness; and an inner part comprising a fiber reinforced plastic material bonded to said layer, whereby said layer is sandwiched between and bonds said inner and outer parts to form a unitary bumper having low mass and high lustre.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The auto bumper of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein said stainless steel plate is 0.2 to 0.8 mm in thickness and the ratio of thickness between said stainless steel plate and said FRP is in the range of 1:5 to 1:20.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The auto bumper of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the thickness of said one from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloy provided between said stainless steel plate and said FRP is 0.01 to 500μ.
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