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US 12,752,729 B2Granted
Releaseable spring-loaded bumper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A vehicle-bumper assembly includes a vehicle bumper and a rod having a first end fixed to the vehicle bumper and a second end spaced from the first end along an elongated axis of the rod. A collar is fixed to the rod between the first end of the rod and the second end of the rod, the collar including a pyrotechnically-activated release releasable from the rod. A spring is retained on the rod between the collar and the vehicle bumper.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a vehicle bumper;
- a rod elongated along an axis, the rod being fixed relative to the vehicle bumper and slidably engaged with the vehicle frame;
- a spring between the vehicle bumper and the vehicle frame;
- and
- a collar fixed relative to the rod and extending radially from the rod, the collar including a pyrotechnically-activated release releasable from the rod.
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An assembly comprising:
- a vehicle bumper;
- a rod having a first end fixed to the vehicle bumper and a second end spaced from the first end along an elongated axis of the rod;
- a collar fixed to the rod between the first end of the rod and the second end of the rod, the collar including a pyrotechnically-activated release releasable from the rod;
- and
- a coil spring retained on the rod between the collar and the vehicle bumper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.