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US 2009/0268482 A1Published application
Pedestrian safety headlamp assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMats Erlingfors, Anders Fredriksson, Gunnar Hallneus, Gert Walden, Daniel Zugan
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Abstract
A headlamp assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a housing and a lens. At least one protrusion is located on or adjacent to the housing such that the protrusion and lens are urged together when the headlamp assembly is subjected to an impact, contact between the lens and the at least one protrusion initiating controlled deformation and/or breakage of the lens.
Claims17
A headlamp assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing;
- a lens;
- and
- at least one protrusion disposed adjacent the lens such that the lens and the at least one protrusion are urged together when the headlamp assembly is subjected to an impact, contact between the lens and the at least one protrusion initiating controlled deformation and/or breakage of the lens.
1 more element
An automotive vehicle comprising:
- a headlamp assembly comprising a housing and a lens;
- a vehicle component located adjacent the headlamp assembly;
- and
- at least one protrusion disposed on the vehicle component adjacent the lens such that the lens and the at least one protrusion are urged together when the headlamp assembly is subjected to an impact, contact between the lens and the at least one protrusion initiating controlled deformation and/or breakage of the lens.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.