Tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsGeorge DeWitt, Jeremiah T. Hammer
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Abstract
A tow hook assembly including a crush box and a tow hook. The crush box includes a support section having a first end and an opposite second end, the tubular support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a connector section provided at the first end of the tubular support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of the face plate in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The tow hook includes a body having a first portion provided on an upper surface of the upper plate and extending parallel to the upper plate, and an attachment member extending at an oblique angle from the first portion.
Claims18
A tow hook assembly comprising:
- a crush box comprising:
- a support section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a connector section provided at the first end of the support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of the face plate in the vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a tow hook comprising:
- a body having a first portion provided on an upper surface of the upper plate of the connector section and extending parallel to the upper plate;
- and
- an attachment member extending at an oblique angle from the first portion of the body.
A tow hook assembly comprising:
- a crush box comprising:
- a support section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a connector section provided at the first end of the support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of the face plate in the vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a tow hook comprising:
- a body provided on at least a portion of the face plate of the connector section of the crush box and extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end in the vehicle vertical direction, the body including a pair of legs extending between the first end and the second end and a bridge extending between the pair of legs at the second end, the pair of legs spaced apart from one another to define a cutout extending through the first end of the body;
- and
- an attachment member extending from the first end of the body in the vehicle vertical direction.
A tow hook assembly comprising:
- a crush box comprising:
- a support section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a connector section provided at the first end of the support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of the face plate in the vehicle longitudinal direction;
- and
- a tow hook comprising:
- a body provided on at least a portion of the face plate of the connector section of the crush box and extending downward from a first end to a second end opposite the first end in the vehicle vertical direction, the body including a pair of legs extending between the first end and the second end and a bridge extending between the pair of legs at the second end, the pair of legs spaced apart from one another to define a cutout extending through the first end of the body;
- and
- an attachment member extending from the second end of the body in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.