Bumper fascia support assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsHugo F. Fortin, Matthew Huber
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Abstract
A bumper fascia support assembly includes a front support, a bracket and a bumper fascia. The bracket has a support attachment end, a body section and a fascia attachment end. The support attachment end is fixedly attached to a forward facing surface of the front support. The bumper fascia has a central section fixedly attached to the fascia attachment end of the bracket. The body section of the bracket has a controlled deflection structure that is configured with respect to the support attachment end and the fascia attachment end to deform downwardly in response to a prescribed impacting force being applied to the bumper fascia so that the fascia attachment end and the central section of the bumper fascia move downward relative to the support attachment end absorbing impact energy.
Claims20
A bumper fascia support assembly comprising:
- a front support;
- a bracket having a support attachment end, a body section and a fascia attachment end, the support attachment end being fixedly attached to a forward facing surface of the front support;
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- a bumper fascia having a central section fixedly attached to the fascia attachment end of the bracket, the body section of the bracket having a controlled deflection structure being configured with respect to the support attachment end and the fascia attachment end to deform downwardly in response to a prescribed impacting force being applied to the bumper fascia so that the fascia attachment end and the central section of the bumper fascia move downward relative to the support attachment end absorbing impact energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.