Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Aileen M DeVoe

Djamal Eddine Midoun

Matthew Brian Makowski

Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi

Erika Kristin Low

Laike Misikir

Se Kyoon Shin

Rajarathinam Jayachandran

Oliver O Nwankwo

Luis Rafael Reyes Flores

Paul Ribai

An apparatus for protecting against damage to a vehicle during a low speed collision. The apparatus includes a headlamp adapted to breakaway to provide the vehicle with front end compliance for pedestrian protection. To avoid causing further damage to vehicle components during the low speed collision, a compressible stopper, such as a foam block, is provided for simultaneously engaging the headlamp and a component of the vehicle during the rearward movement of the headlamp as a result of the collision. Related methods are also disclosed.

Compressible stopper behind headlamp for protecting closures against damage during a low speed collision

A belly pan is provided for a motor vehicle. The belly pan includes a body having at least one stiffener with a forwardmost zone of peak section force F, an intermediate zone of peak section force Fand a rearwardmost zone of peak section force Fwhere F&#x3c;F&#x3c;F. Advantageously, the belly pan functions to provide pedestrian protection while simultaneously limiting vehicle damage resulting from a low-speed collision.

Belly pan and energy absorption system for a motor vehicle

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Aileen M DeVoe