VEHICLE BUMPER Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B60R19/36 B60T7/22 B60T1/04 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: bumper comprises an impact bar (2) attached to the front part of a vehicle body (1), and the impact bar is connected by its inner surface to ends of helical cylindrical springs (3), and a convex spring made in the form of a thin-walled homogeneous plate (4) from spring steel, which is a part of a hollow cylinder and has two stable working conditions with reverse concavity and relay transition from one into the other. The plate (4) is installed on the body (1) with the possibility of relative displacement by means of elliptical slots on edges freely placed onto pins (6). Other ends of the springs (3) are fixed to the initially convex side of the plate (4) facing the bar (2), and on the opposite bent side of the plate opposite to front wheels (7) there are rod supports (8), stretching via holes in the body, equipped with braking pads (10), which are in power contact in case of impact with front working surfaces of wheels (7).

EFFECT: improved efficiency of protection.

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