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US 2026/0138522 A1Published application
Vehicle exterior system
AssigneeZKW Group GmbH
InventorMarkus Zeuner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle exterior system (1) comprising: a bumper (2), a lamp (7) and a rigid bracket (14). The bracket (14) is designed to form an enclosure (20), which is enclosed by the bumper (2), the bracket (14) and a seal (18) between the bracket (14) and the bumper (2). At least one illumination element (22) is arranged in the enclosure and configured to emit light (23), which is transmittable through transparent sections (6) in the bumper (2).
Claims5
A vehicle exterior system (1) comprising:
- a bumper (2), a lamp (7) and a rigid bracket (14),
- wherein the bumper (2) comprises an outer surface (4) and an inner surface (5) opposite to the outer surface (4), the outer surface (4) forms a first exterior section (3) of the vehicle exterior system (1),
- wherein the lamp (7) comprises a cover lens (8) and a housing (9), the cover lens (8) comprises a first outer lens section (10) which forms a second exterior section (11) of the vehicle exterior system (1), the cover lens (10) further comprises a second outer lens section (13) which overlaps with the bumper (2) such that the inner surface (5) is partly directed to the second outer lens section (13) and such that the first exterior section (3) and the second exterior section (11) are adjacent to each other,
- wherein the bracket (14) comprises a front surface (16) and a rear surface (17) opposite to the front surface (16), the bracket (14) is positioned between the lamp (7) and the bumper (2) such that the front surface (16) faces partly the inner surface (5) and the rear surface (17) faces partly the second outer lens section (13),
- characterized in that the vehicle exterior system (1) further comprises:
- a seal (18), which is in contact with and positioned between the bracket (14) and the bumper (2), such that a closed seal path (19) is created between the bracket (14) and the bumper (2),
- wherein the bracket (14) is designed to form an enclosure (20), which is enclosed by at least the inner surface (5) of the bumper (2), the front surface (16) of the bracket (14) and the seal (18) between the bracket (14) and the bumper (2),
- wherein the bumper (2) comprises at least one transparent section (6), which connects the outer surface (4) and the inner surface (5) such that light is transmittable through the transparent section (6),
- wherein at least one illumination element (22) is arranged in the enclosure (20) and configured to emit light (23), which is transmittable through the transparent section (6).
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