Towing cap and bumper cover of vehicle having same
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorSeongKwon Kim
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Abstract
A bumper cover of a vehicle includes a cover frame and a towing cap. The cover frame includes: a hook hole through which a hook configured to tow a vehicle body passes; and an installation hole disposed near the hook hole. The towing cap includes: a cap part configured to open and close the hook hole; and an anchor part protruding outward from the cap part in a bent shape and fixedly inserted into the installation hole. The towing cap is out of contact with the hook in a configuration in which the cap part opens the hook hole.
Claims12
A bumper cover of a vehicle, comprising:
- a cover frame including:
- a hook hole through which a hook configured to tow a vehicle body passes;
- and
- an installation hole disposed near the hook hole;
- and
- a towing cap including:
- a cap part configured to open and close the hook hole;
- and
- an anchor part protruding outward from the cap part in a bent shape and fixedly inserted into the installation hole, the anchor part including an anchor shaft extending from an inner surface of the cap part, and an anchor ring bent outward from the anchor shaft and configured to be press-fitted to the installation hole,
- wherein the towing cap is out of contact with the hook in a configuration in which the cap part opens the hook hole, and
- wherein the cap part comprises protrusions that protrude at predetermined intervals from an outer surface of the cap part, each of the protrusions having a structure inclined downward in a direction from an outside of the cap part toward an inside of the cap part.
A towing cap configured to open and close a hook hole disposed in a bumper cover for towing a vehicle body, the towing cap comprising:
- a cap part configured to open and close the hook hole;
- and
- an anchor part extending outward from the cap part in a bent shape and fixedly inserted into an installation hole disposed around the hook hole, the anchor part including an anchor shaft extending from an inner surface of the cap part, and an anchor ring bent outward from the anchor shaft and configured to be press-fitted to the installation hole,
- wherein the cap part is further configured to open the hook hole of the bumper cover in a state in which the cap part is out of contact with a hook passing through the hook hole, and
- wherein the cap part comprises protrusions that protrude at predetermined intervals from an outer surface of the cap part, each of the protrusions having a structure that slopes inclined downward in a direction from an outside of the cap part toward an inside of the cap part.
A towing cap configured to open and close a hook hole disposed in a bumper cover of a vehicle, the towing cap comprising:
- a cap part configured to open and close the hook hole;
- and
- an anchor part including:
- an anchor shaft extending from an inner surface of one side of the cap part;
- and
- an anchor ring bent outward from the anchor shaft and press-fitted to an installation hole of the bumper cover,
- wherein the cap part is configured to be rotatable by using the anchor shaft as a rotary axis, and
- wherein the cap part comprises protrusions that protrude at predetermined intervals from an outer surface of the cap part, each of the protrusions having a structure that slopes inclined downward in a direction from an outside of the cap part toward an inside of the cap part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.