Abstract: A front bumper system for a motor vehicle including a body and a front end module includes a beam coupled to the body and an energy absorbing cover coupled to the beam. The front bumper system also includes a grille coupled to the cover and covering at least a portion of the front end module. The grille can define a plurality of openings sized to at least partially restrict objects from contacting the front end module.

Abstract: The rear bumper beam of a van type vehicle can be enclosed in a sheath (or fascia) that is supported independently of the bumper beam, by a sheath support fastened to a rear end surface of the vehicle body. The sheath and sheath support have an interior clearance relative to the bumper beam, such that variations in the height of the bumper beam do not disturb the alignment of the sheath with the vehicle body. The sheath and sheath support can be used on different vehicles having different wheel base dimensions and different bumper beam heights.

Abstract: An energy absorption and management system for a motor vehicle includes a bumper interconnected to the vehicle frame through a pair of substantially identical energy absorbing assemblies or bumper brackets. Each assembly includes an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion has a pair of spaced apart sides which are interconnected through an arcuate segment. The inner portions are preferably stepped in a longitudinally extending direction such that they include first and second substantially horizontal segments which are vertical spaced from one another. If the motor vehicle is involved in a frontal impact of a predetermined speed, energy is absorbed and managed through deformation of the outer and inner portions. Deformation of the outer portion is controlled by the inner portion which is welded or otherwise fixedly attached thereto at spaced apart points.