Reinforcement plates for protecting a bumper cover of a vehicle
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAaron R. Steinhilb, Timothy J. Woychowski
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Abstract
A reinforcement plate for protecting a bumper cover of a vehicle includes a base wall configured to be disposed below the bumper cover and a mounting bracket extending from the base wall and configured to be mounted to a chassis of the vehicle. The reinforcement plate further includes a plurality of ribs each extending between and connected to the base wall and the mounting bracket for supporting a position of the base wall relative to the mounting bracket.
Claims10
A reinforcement plate for protecting a bumper cover of a vehicle, the reinforcement plate comprising:
- a base wall configured to be disposed below the bumper cover;
- a mounting bracket extending from the base wall and configured to be mounted to a chassis of the vehicle;
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- a plurality of ribs each extending between and connected to the base wall and the mounting bracket for supporting a position of the base wall relative to the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.