Bumper system and bumper operation method for vehicle closure module
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael J. Gardynik, David Brian Glickman, Mark Joseph Courtright
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Abstract
A vehicle closure module overtravel accommodating system includes a closure module of a vehicle. The closure module is pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame and is configured to pivot relative to the vehicle frame back-and-forth between a closed position and an open position. The system further includes a breakaway mount of the vehicle, and a bumper assembly having a head disposed on a base. The bumper assembly engages the breakaway mount to secure the bumper assembly within the vehicle.
Claims20
An vehicle closure module overtravel accommodating system, comprising:
- a closure module of a vehicle, the closure module pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame and configured to pivot relative to the vehicle frame back-and-forth between a closed position and an open position;
- a breakaway mount of the vehicle;
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- a bumper assembly having a head disposed on a base, the bumper assembly engaging the breakaway mount to secure the bumper assembly within the vehicle.
A vehicle closure module overtravel accommodating method, comprising:
- coupling a bumper assembly to a breakaway mount to secure the bumper assembly within a vehicle;
- moving a closure module of a vehicle from a closed position to an overtravel position;
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- severing the breakaway mount of the vehicle to manage a load associated with the moving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.