Exhaust gas odor foam blocking structure
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorRobert A. McConnell
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Abstract
The present invention includes an improved rear bumper assembly which is designed to help prevent exhaust gases from entering a vehicle. The bumper assembly can have a blocking structure sealed to the bumper cover and the rear of the vehicle. This blocking structure helps push the exhaust gases down and away from the rear of the vehicle which can help carry the exhaust gases away from the vehicle as it travels forward.
Claims7
A blocking structure for reducing exhaust fumes from a tailpipe entering a vehicle, the vehicle having a bumper cover and a lower back member, the blocking structure comprising:
- an elongated wall having a planar portion extending between the bumper cover and lower back member of the vehicle, the elongated wall extending over the tailpipe and sealed to the bumper cover and the lower back member to prevent exhaust gases from entering the vehicle.
A method for blocking exhaust gas from entering a cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a vehicle having a lower back member;
- providing a bumper cover;
- providing a blocking structure;
- installing the blocking structure and the bumper cover onto the vehicle, the blocking structure being disposed between the lower back member and the bumper cover;
- sealing the blocking structure to the lower back member;
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- sealing the blocking structure to the bumper cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.