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US 7,607,705 B1Granted
Rear bumper assembly with step garnish
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsGregory J. Mast, Nick A. Massaro
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Abstract
A rear bumper assembly includes a bumper body having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The bumper body defines at least one aperture therethrough. The at least one aperture is located on an upper portion of the bumper body. A step garnish is received on the upper portion and secured to the bumper body. At least one carrying structure is integrally molded on an underside of the step garnish and received through the at least one aperture for carrying a wire or wire harness along the interior surface of the bumper body. The wire harness can be operatively connected to one or more corner sensors installed on the bumper body.
Claims21
A rear bumper assembly, comprising:
- a bumper body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said bumper body defining at least one aperture therethrough, said at least one aperture located on an upper portion of said bumper body;
- a step garnish received on said upper portion and secured to said bumper body;
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- at least one carrying structure integrally molded on an underside of said step garnish and received through said at least one aperture of the bumper body, said at least one carrying structure carrying a wire or wire harness along said interior surface of said bumper body.
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A rear bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said bumper body defining at least one aperture therethrough, said at least one aperture located on an upper portion of said bumper body;
- a step garnish received on said upper portion and secured to said bumper body;
- at least one carrying structure integrally molded on an underside of said step garnish and received through said at least one aperture of the bumper body for carrying a wire or wire harness along said interior surface of said bumper body, wherein each of said at least one carrying structure extends through said aperture, said at least one carrying structure includes a set of carrying structures each having a proximal portion adjacent and connected to said underside of said step garnish and a distal portion spaced apart from said underside, said distal portion defining a receiving aperture for carrying said wire harness;
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- a clip resiliently received in said receiving aperture, said clip including a loop portion through which a wire harness passes.
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A rear bumper assembly, comprising:
- a bumper body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said bumper body defining at least one aperture therethrough, said at least one aperture located on an upper portion of said bumper body;
- a step garnish received on said upper portion and secured to said bumper body;
- at least one carrying structure integrally molded on an underside of said step garnish and received through said at least one aperture of the bumper body for carrying a wire or wire harness along said interior surface of said bumper body;
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- wherein said at least one carrying structure is formed as a wall extending approximately orthogonally from said underside of said step garnish and includes a first surface facing and approximately parallel to said interior surface of said bumper body and a second, opposite surface narrowly spaced apart from said first surface, and said first and second surfaces extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal length of said step garnish and said wall defining an open ended slot in which a wire harness clip is removably received.
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A bumper assembly, comprising:
- a bumper body extending laterally across a vehicle, said bumper body having an upper portion oriented approximately horizontally and a face portion oriented approximately vertically;
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- a step garnish having an underside surface mounted to said upper portion of said bumper body and a show surface, said step garnish including a plurality of integrally formed wire harness carrying structures extending from said underside surface, each of said plurality of wire harness carrying structures received through a corresponding aperture defined through said bumper body on said upper portion thereof to carry a wire harness within said bumper body adjacent said face portion.
A method of assembling a rear bumper beam, comprising:
- installing a step garnish to a bumper body, including passing integrally molded carrying structures formed on an underside of said step garnish through corresponding apertures defined in said bumper body;
- installing at least one corner sensor onto said bumper body;
- operatively connecting a wire harness to said at least one corner sensor;
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- attaching said wire harness to said carrying structures that extend into said bumper body through said corresponding apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.