Secondary bumper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Ahmed, Mohammed Shenaq, Martyn Swain, Daehyun Hwang
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Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a crush can, a bumper extending along a longitudinal axis and supported by the crush can, and a secondary bumper assembly. The secondary bumper assembly is supportable by the bumper, and includes a secondary bumper that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper having an arm attachable to the bumper. The arm is moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the bumper and a disengaged position for disengagement with the bumper.
Claims19
A bumper assembly comprising:
- a crush can;
- a bumper extending along a longitudinal axis supported by the crush can;
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- a secondary bumper assembly releasably supported by the bumper and including a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper having an arm attachable to the bumper, the arm moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the bumper and a disengaged position for disengagement from the bumper;
- wherein the hand-actuated release includes a slider, the slider operably connected to the arm to move the arm between the engaged and disengaged positions.
A secondary bumper assembly comprising:
- a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper and having an arm attachable to a vehicle, the arm being moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the vehicle and a disengaged position for disengagement with the vehicle;
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- a clip operably connected to the hand-actuated release and having a flange moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position.
A secondary bumper assembly comprising:
- a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis;
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- a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper and having an arm attachable to a vehicle, the arm being moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the vehicle and a disengaged position for disengagement with the vehicle;
- wherein the secondary bumper includes a secondary bumper wall, and a first secondary bumper leg and a second secondary bumper leg spaced from each other and extending from the secondary bumper wall in a first direction away from the secondary bumper wall;
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- wherein the hand-actuated release is attached to an inner surface of the first secondary bumper leg, the first secondary bumper leg including a recess extending through the first secondary bumper leg, and the arm extendable through the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.