Vehicle bumper including a spoiler hinged between three positions of stable equilibrium
AssigneeCompagnie Plastic Omnium
InventorsClaude Jacquemard, Arnold Fayt
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Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle bumper which comprises a shield and a spoiler hinged between two positions of stable equilibrium, namely a high position in which at least a part of the spoiler projects from the shield, and a low position in which the spoiler extends the bumper in a downward direction. The spoiler is suitable for adopting a third position of stable equilibrium, in which it is completely retracted behind the shield.
Claims8
A motor vehicle bumper which comprises a shield and a spoiler hinged between two positions of stable equilibrium, namely a high position in which it projects at least in part downwards from the shield, and a low position in which it extends the bumper in a downward direction, wherein:
- the bumper includes a return device continuously stressing the spoiler upward,
- the bumper includes an abutment which limits the upward stroke of the spoiler, said abutment being suitable for preventing the spoiler from passing from its high position toward a third position of stable equilibrium referred to as a “retracted” position, in which it is fully retracted behind the shield, and
- the spoiler is suitable for moving past the abutment to adopt its retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.