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US 8,911,129 B2Granted
Headlamp to bumper attachment structure
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorKevin Oberther
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing. The system includes a plurality of apertures defined in an upper portion of the bumper cover and a plurality of protrusions extending from a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover. The system further includes a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing. In this system, each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.
Claims20
A system for attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing, comprising:
- a plurality of apertures defined in an upper portion of the bumper cover;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
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- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to, separate and laterally spaced from at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.
1 more element
A system for attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing comprising:
- a plurality of apertures defined in an upper portion of the bumper cover;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions;
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- wherein at least some ribs of the plurality of ribs include a stop surface extending from a center portion of the rib to an outer surface of the lower portion of the headlamp housing for controlling the fore-aft position of the upper portion of the bumper cover.
2 more elements
A system for attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing comprising:
- a plurality of apertures defined in an upper portion of the bumper cover;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions;
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- wherein at least some ribs of the plurality of ribs include a stop surface extending from a center portion of the rib to an outer surface of the lower portion of the headlamp housing for controlling the fore-aft position of the upper portion of the bumper cover.
2 more elements
A headlamp housing capable of engaging an upper portion of a bumper cover, comprising:
- an outer surface having a lower portion;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for engaging a plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
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- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the outer surface wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to separate and laterally spaced from at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.
1 more element
A headlamp housing capable of engaging an upper portion of a bumper cover, comprising:
- an outer surface having a lower portion;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for engaging a plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- and
- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the outer surface wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate to at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions;
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- wherein at least some of the plurality of ribs include a stop surface extending from a center portion of the rib to an outer surface of the lower portion of the headlamp housing for controlling the fore-aft position of the upper portion of the bumper cover.
3 more elements
A system for attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing, comprising:
- an outer surface having a lower portion;
- a plurality of protrusions extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for engaging a plurality of apertures in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- and
- a plurality of ribs extending from the lower portion of the outer surface for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the outer surface wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is located proximate at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions;
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- wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs includes a front portion having a rounded shape for receiving the upper portion of the bumper cover between the rib and the lower portion of the headlamp housing.
3 more elements
A method of attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing, including:
- defining a plurality of apertures in an upper portion of the bumper cover;
- forming a plurality of protrusions in a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of holes in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- forming a plurality of ribs in the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing, wherein each rib of the plurality of ribs is separate and spaced from the plurality of protrusions;
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- sliding the upper portion of the bumper cover against the lower portion of the headlamp housing above the plurality of ribs and below the plurality of protrusions until the plurality of protrusions engage the plurality of apertures.
2 more elements
A method of attaching a bumper cover to a headlamp housing, including:
- defining a plurality of apertures in an upper portion of the bumper cover;
- forming a plurality of protrusions in a lower portion of the headlamp housing for engaging the plurality of holes in the upper portion of the bumper cover;
- forming a plurality of ribs in the lower portion of the headlamp housing for locating the upper portion of the bumper cover proximate to the lower portion of the headlamp housing;
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- sliding the upper portion of the bumper cover against the lower portion of the headlamp housing above the plurality of ribs and below the plurality of protrusions until the plurality of protrusions engage the plurality of aperture
- wherein at least some ribs of the plurality of ribs including a stop surface extending from a center portion of the rib to an outer surface of the lower portion of the headlamp housing for controlling the fore-aft position of the upper portion of the bumper cover.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.