Front bumper assembly for retractable head lamp-equipped vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorShigetoshi Nishii
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Abstract
A rear end portion of a bumper outer cover, an upper flange of a backing member and a retainer are fastened together, with bolts and nuts, in the places that are concealed by a concealing flange of the bumper outer cover and the front end of an engine hood. The rear end portion, upper flange and retainer are formed with relief cuts in the place opposing to retractable head lamps so as to not only provide an increased clearance between a bumper assembly and the retractable head lamps but remove part of the rear end portion and its corresponding parts of the retainer and the upper flange that are otherwise exposed to view when the head lamps are moved to their projected positions.
Claims7
A front bumper assembly for a vehicle having a retractable head lamp and an engine hood, comprising:
- a bumper outer cover of a U-like cross section, including an upper wall having a nearly horizontal rear end portion and a concealing flange cooperative with the engine hood to conceal said rear end portion;
- a bumper backing member having an upper flange on which said rear end portion is placed;
- a retainer placed on said rear end portion;
- said rear end portion, said upper flange and said retainer being fastened together, with bolts and nuts, in the places that are concealed by said concealing flange and the engine hood even when the head lamp is moved to its projected position;
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- an energy absorbing member received within said outer cover and abutting said backing member;
- said rear end portion, said upper flange and said retainer being formed with relief cuts in the place opposing to the head lamp so as to not only provide an increased clearance between the bumper assembly and the head lamp but remove part of said rear end portion and its corresponding parts of said retainer and said upper flange that are otherwise exposed to view when the head lamp is moved to its projected position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.