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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Michael Williams, Northville, MI (US);
Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Novi, MI (US);
Mohammed Shenaq, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mustafa Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Harsha Kusnoorkar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/26 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bumper having an at least partially metallic shell mounted to the vehicle by way of a mount. Further, at least a portion of the mount is configured to bend to allow movement of the shell in response to a collision. A method is also disclosed.