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US 12,617,360 B2Granted
Retractable bumper assembly with actuator based on vehicle speed
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsS.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a bumper assembly. The bumper assembly includes a bumper, a rod fixed relative to the bumper and elongated along an axis, and a bracket spaced from the bumper along the axis of the rod. The bracket movably receives the rod. An actuator is supported by the bracket and is releasably engageable with the rod. A spring is on the rod between the bumper and the bracket. The spring biases the bumper away from the bracket.
Claims19
A vehicle-bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper;
- a rod fixed relative to the bumper and elongated along an axis;
- a bracket spaced from the bumper along the axis of the rod, the bracket movably receiving the rod;
- the rod including a distal end distal to the bumper, the bracket being between the bumper and the distal end of the rod;
- an actuator supported by the bracket and releasably engageable with the rod;
- and
- a spring on the rod between the bumper and the bracket, the spring biasing the bumper away from the bracket.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a bumper;
- a vehicle frame;
- a rod fixed relative to the bumper and elongated along an axis;
- a bracket fixed relative to the vehicle frame and being spaced from the bumper along the axis of the rod, the bracket movably receiving the rod;
- the rod including a distal end distal to the bumper, the bracket being between the bumper and the distal end of the rod;
- an actuator supported by the bracket and releasably engageable with the rod;
- and
- a spring on the rod between the bumper and the bracket, the spring biasing the bumper away from the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.