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US 11,077,784 B2Granted
Headlamp assembly for a vehicle body
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristoph Kueppers, Martin Otto Alfred Konrad, Antje Sipido
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristoph Kueppers, Martin Otto Alfred Konrad, Antje Sipido
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The invention relates to a component group for a vehicle body, having a headlamp housing, which has at least one connecting portion integrally formed in one piece for connection to an adjoining body part, and a predetermined breaking point for separation of the connecting portion from a neighboring portion. To minimize both the repair costs in the event of a collision at low speed in the region of the headlamp and also the costs for production and assembly, it is provided according to the invention that the neighboring portion has connecting structures for connection to a joining part with which the connecting portion is replaceable after its separation.
A headlamp repair part for a headlamp assembly including a housing, a plurality of connectors provided on the housing, the connectors including a first portion connected to the housing and a second portion connected to a vehicle, a joint connecting the first and second portions, the joint being predisposed to separate the second portion from the first portion upon application of an impact force to at least one of the connectors, the headlamp repair part comprising:
A method of repairing a vehicle having headlamp assembly including a housing having a plurality of connectors including a first portion connected to the housing and a second portion connected to the vehicle, and a joint connecting the first and second portions that is predisposed to separate the second portion from the first portion when an impact force applied to the housing exceeds a predetermined level of force, the second portion being separated from the first portion, the method comprising:
A replacement part for a headlamp housing of a vehicle including a connecting structure having a connecting portion and a neighboring portion, wherein the connecting portion is connected to the neighboring portion at a joint, the connecting portion being adapted to be separated from the neighboring portion at the joint in an impact, wherein the neighboring portion remains attached to the headlamp housing after the impact, the replacement part comprising:
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