Deformable energy absorber structures for front hood assemblies of vehicles

A vehicle comprising:

• a front hood assembly comprising a sensory assembly;
• a bumper assembly, wherein:
• the bumper assembly includes a bumper reinforcement having a front face and a top face, and
• the front face is disposed below and extends away from the top face;
• and
• an energy absorber structure positioned adjacent to the top face of the bumper reinforcement, wherein:
• the energy absorber structure is rearwardly compliant in an impact direction, and
• the energy absorber structure is disposed below and rearwardly of the sensory assembly such that an impact of the sensory assembly with the energy absorber structure in the impact direction collapses the energy absorber structure rearwardly.

An energy absorber structure for a bumper assembly of a vehicle, the energy absorber structure comprising:

• an injection moldable material, wherein the energy absorber structure is formed from the injection moldable material;
• a front portion, a middle portion, and rear portion;
• and
• one or more bendline structures in the rear portion, wherein each bendline structure is defined by a pair of legs defining a gap therebetween, wherein the pair of legs are configured to bend rearwardly at a rearward bend point upon impact at a direction that is angled with respect to an impact direction, and wherein the pair of legs are angled in a same direction to bend at the rearward bend point in the same direction.