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US 7,246,832 B2Granted
Vehicle grille guard assembly
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsPaul B. Cobble, Chi-Mou Ni, Eric B. Washington, Matthew J Noone, Michael J. Pevovar
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Abstract
A grille guard assembly for a vehicle and method of making same includes a hydroformed tubular upper member and a hydroformed tubular lower member. The grille guard assembly also includes at least one inner member interconnecting the upper member and the lower member. The grille guard assembly further includes at least one bracket connected to the lower member for attachment to vehicle structure.
Claims15
A grille guard assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a hydroformed tubular upper member having a center portion, a bulged section extending down from the center portion and having a fillet radius, and outer portions having a larger cross-section than the center portion;
- a hydroformed tubular lower member;
- at least one inner member interconnecting said upper member and said lower member;
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- at least one bracket connected to said lower member for attachment to vehicle structure.
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