Bumper system for a motor vehicle

DRIVE December 14, 2005
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The invention relates to a bumper structure for a vehicle provided in a front portion of said vehicle and covered with a bumper face on the front side thereof and extending in a transverse direction of said vehicle, comprising a bumper beam extending in a transverse direction of said vehicle; a first energy absorbing member provided between said bumper face and said bumper beam; and a second energy absorbing member provided below said bumper beam and extending in a transverse direction of said vehicle. The bumper beam is connected to a first impact absorbing structure located to the rear of said bumper beam, and that the second energy absorbing member is connected to a second impact absorbing structure located to the rear of said second energy absorbing member. The invention further relates to a stiffener assembly for the bumper structure and a vehicle provided with such a bumper structure.

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