INITIATOR FOR A BUMPER ASSEMBLY

The present invention relates to a bumper assembly (10) comprising an elongated bumper beam (12) having a web (14) and two legs (16) forming a generally hat-shaped cross-section, at least two crash boxes (22) attached to said bumper beam, a cover plate section (24) covering at least a part of the open side of the bumper beam, the cover plate section comprising a central part provided with at least one ridge (26) extending outwards and at least one recess (28) adjacent said ridge for providing a deformation initiator.