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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Mingher Fred Shen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas H. Augustyn, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Revathy Dasan Muthiah, Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Hinduja Tech, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a front fascia having a lower bumper region extending outwardly in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a bottom of a front end assembly. An undercover assembly is located rearward of the front fascia and has an undercover body including a front edge located at the lower bumper region. The undercover assembly includes an undercover reinforcement member that is connected to a surface of the undercover body and extends along a length of the undercover body to increase a stiffness within at least a region of the undercover body.