Bumper fascia adjustment mechanism
AssigneeCalsonic Kansei North America, Inc.
InventorsDavid Peter Vanlooy, Jr., Victor Kenneth Sanders
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Abstract
An adjustment mechanism for a fascia of a vehicle includes a riser having an upper end defining a hole and a fascia retainer defining a first threaded bore in a center portion thereof. The adjustment mechanism further includes an externally threaded sleeve received in the first threaded bore, the sleeve defining a lower end configured to engage the upper end of the riser, and a bolt extending through a sleeve bore defined in the sleeve and into the hole in the upper end of the riser. The bolt is threadably coupled to the upper end of the riser.
Claims24
An adjustment mechanism for a fascia of a vehicle comprising:
- a riser disposed on a bumper beam and having an upper end defining a hole;
- a fascia retainer defining a first threaded bore in a center portion thereof;
- an externally threaded sleeve received in the first threaded bore, the sleeve defining a lower end configured to engage the upper end of the riser;
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- a bolt extending through a sleeve bore defined in the sleeve and into the hole in the upper end of the riser;
- wherein the bolt is threadably coupled to the upper end of the riser.
An adjustable fascia assembly comprising:
- a first adjustment mechanism comprising:
- a riser having an upper end defining a hole;
- a fascia retainer defining a first threaded bore in a center portion thereof,
- an externally threaded sleeve received in the first threaded bore, the sleeve defining a lower end configured to engage the upper end of the riser;
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- a bolt extending through a sleeve bore defined in the sleeve and into the hole in the upper end of the riser;
- wherein the bolt is threadably coupled to the upper end of the riser;
- a cover disposed on an upper surface of the fascia retainer, the cover defining an opening proximate the bolt and the sleeve, such that the bolt and the sleeve are accessible through the opening;
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- a fascia coupled to the fascia retainer.
A method of adjusting a center portion of a fascia for a vehicle comprising:
- taking a first gap measurement between an upper end of the fascia and a hood of the vehicle at a center portion of the fascia;
- taking a second gap measurement between the fascia and the hood at a location proximate a side of the fascia;
- comparing the first gap measurement and the second gap measurement;
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- articulating an externally threaded sleeve configured to adjust a vertical position of the center portion of the fascia, until the first and second gap measurements are substantially the same;
- wherein a position of the side of the fascia is substantially fixed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.