International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

Matthew M Sullivan

Jerry J Connett

Travis E Dennison

Lawrence Hoffman

Steven P Kuhn

Patrick O Gotschall

Gordon S Johnson

A front bumper for a mobile vehicle that rotates to provide additional access to the vehicle engine. The rotating front bumper is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying possible modes of configuration and operation thereof. Specifically, methods of retaining the front bumper in a non-rotated position are presented, as are methods for preventing over-extension, and linkages that cause the front bumper to rotate when the hood is opened.

Rotating front bumper

A motor vehicle provides redirection of the slipstream to keep side windows of the vehicle clear of grime thrown into the path of the vehicle as spray or carried by precipitation. Redirection of the slipstream is provided by a turbulence or eddy generating protrusions extending into the slipstream from the vehicle's A-pillars. The protrusions or contours may be formed integrally with the encapsulation molding attached around the circumference of the vehicle's windshield.

One piece A-pillar air deflector and windshield molding

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St. Joe, IN, United States of America

Matthew M Sullivan