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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aileen M. DeVoe, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Rajarathinam Jayachandran, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Ribai, Lapeer, MI (US);
Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Erika Kristin Low, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Oliver O. Nwankwo, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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.