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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Matt W. Roosen, Memphis, MI (US);
Andre Jurkiewicz, Northville, MI (US);
Bradly Gilmour, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Sandip Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Carroll, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Matthew William Maier, Northville, MI (US);
David Paul Villescas, Northville, MI (US);
Scott Stinson, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A subassembly for a vehicle front end includes a grille, a housing supporting at least one light, and a lens attached to said housing. The lens has at least one attribute for engaging said grille. The grille may include at least one extension and the at least one attribute has a shape corresponding with the extension. The at least one attribute may further restrict movement of said lens relative said grille in a Y-axis direction. This ensures consistent margins or gap widths therebetween. The at least one attribute may include an aperture, or a cavity formed in said lens for receiving the extension. The at least one extension may include an overlapping portion of said grille, and the at least one extension may be a loop overlapping at least a portion of said lens.