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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2016
Applicants:

Flex-n-gate France, Audincourt, FR;

Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors Gmbh, München, Allemagne, DE;

Inventors:

Claude Laurent, Voujeaucourt, FR;

Frederic Bois, Strasbourg, FR;

Virgille Gros, Lyons, FR;

Assignees:

FLEX-N-GATE FRANCE, Audincourt, FR;

PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTOMOTIVE EXTERIORS GMBH, München, Allemagne, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B60R 19/48 (2013.01); B62D 35/005 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1886 (2013.01); B60R 2019/486 (2013.01); Y02T 10/82 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract

This front assembly of a motor vehicle includes a bumper skin defining an outer surface that is visible from the outside and having at least one opening formed in the outer surface. The front assembly also includes a shutter for selectively closing and releasing the opening, at least partially. The shutter includes a flexible flap having a fixed portion relative to the bumper skin and a movable portion relative to the bumper skin, wherein the movable portion is movable between a shuttering position in which the opening is shuttered by the flexible flap and a releasing position in which the opening is released.


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