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US 8,128,139 B2Granted
Vehicle bumper and mounting bracket assembly for a lamp
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsChristopher J. Stoffel, Nick A. Massaro, Steven U. Behm
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Abstract
A vehicle bumper and mounting bracket assembly for a lamp is disclosed. The mounting bracket has a geometry that facilitates mating with flanges disposed on apertures on the bumper. The mounting bracket also includes resilient tab locks configured to receive tabs on the flanges. Ledges of the mounting bracket are used to attach a lamp that is held in cantilever relation with the bumper.
Claims20
A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
- a resilient bumper adapted to be attached to a vehicle body, said bumper having a bumper exterior surface and a bumper interior surface and a bumper aperture for a lamp, said bumper aperture formed integrally with and defined by a peripheral flange including a bumper screw boss formed thereon and an inwardly directed tab;
- a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to the bumper from an interior side of the bumper, the mounting bracket having a bracket exterior surface configured to abut and mate with said bumper interior surface, a bracket aperture aligned with said bumper aperture and presenting a ring-like frame for mounting the lamp in cantilever relation, said bracket having a screw aperture disposed to align with said bumper screw boss on said bumper, and a resilient tab lock disposed to align with and matingly receive said tab, said bracket also comprising opposed integrally formed ledges extending inward, and a plurality of bracket screw bosses disposed along said ledges for mounting the lamp thereto.
A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
- a resilient bumper adapted to be attached to a vehicle body, said bumper having a bumper exterior surface and a bumper interior surface and a bumper aperture for a lamp, said bumper aperture formed integrally with and defined by a peripheral flange including a screw boss formed thereon and an inwardly directed tab;
- a mounting bracket for mounting said lamp, the mounting bracket being configured to be mounted to the bumper from an interior side of the bumper, the mounting bracket having a bracket exterior surface configured to abut and mate with said bumper interior surface, said mounting bracket including a front face and an inward facing surface that is disposed at an angle to the front face;
- said mounting bracket further including a bracket aperture that is disposed adjacent to the inward facing surface and a mating recess disposed between the bracket aperture and the inward facing surface;
- and
- wherein the peripheral flange is configured to insert into the mating recess and thereby mate the mounting bracket with the bumper.
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A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
- a resilient bumper adapted to be attached to a vehicle body, said bumper having a bumper exterior surface and a bumper interior surface and a bumper aperture for a lamp, said bumper aperture formed integrally with and defined by peripheral flange;
- a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to the bumper from an interior side of the bumper, the mounting bracket having a bracket exterior surface configured to abut and mate with said bumper interior surface, a bracket aperture aligned with said bumper aperture and presenting a ring-like frame for mounting the lamp in cantilever relation;
- said bracket also comprising opposed integrally formed ledges extending inward;
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- wherein the lamp is configured to mount to the ledges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.