Ford Escort All-Thermoplastic Bumper Ford Motor Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Murray, A. D., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Congress & Exposition (1984-02-27 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1984

Summary:

Development of the 1984 Ford Escort thermoplastic bumper is reviewed. This bumper consists of an injection-molded facebar and backplate which are friction-welded together to form a box beam. This design provides the necessary stiffness and load-management capability to meet 5-mph bumper impacts without a metal reinforcement beam, thus providing substantial weight and cost benefits compared to alternative systems. In addition, benefits of bumper resiliency, corrosion resistance, styling freedom and component integration are obtained

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

840218

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license