Bumper protection device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsClaudia Herudek, David van Bebber
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a bumper protection device and a motor vehicle including the same. A method of use is also disclosed. An example bumper protection device includes, among other things, a protective strip moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, a spring biasing the protective strip to the extended position, and a closure arranged such that movement of the closure to a closed position urges the protective strip to the retracted position, and such that movement of the closure to an open position permits movement of the protective strip to the extended position.
Claims16
A bumper protection device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a protective strip moveable along a linear path between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a spring biasing the protective strip to the extended position;
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- a closure arranged such that movement of the closure to a closed position urges the protective strip to the retracted position, and such that movement of the closure to an open position permits movement of the protective strip to the extended position.
A bumper protection device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a protective strip moveable along a linear path between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a spring biasing the protective strip to the extended position;
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- a liftgate arranged such that movement of the liftgate to a closed position urges the protective strip to the retracted position, and such that movement of the liftgate to an open position permits movement of the protective strip to the extended position.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a liftgate;
- a bumper;
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- a bumper protection device, including
- a protective strip moveable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a spring biasing the protective strip to the extended position;
- a guide rail, the spring arranged at least partially within the guide rail;
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- wherein the liftgate is arranged such that movement of the liftgate to a closed position urges the protective strip to the retracted position, and such that movement of the liftgate to an open position permits movement of the protective strip to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.