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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
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, Berkley, MI (US);
David Paul Villescas, Northville, MI (US);
Scott Stinson, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A headlight assembly for assembly adjacent at least one skin component of a vehicle includes a housing supporting at least one light and a lens attached to the housing. The lens includes at least one attribute for engaging the at least one skin component. The attribute may be a pin or an aperture formed in the lens which may extend a distance from a surface of the lens for guiding the skin component. The skin component may be a grille and the attribute may restrict movement of the headlight assembly relative the grille in a Y-axis direction forming a margin therebetween. The attribute may be a channel including a bracket for guiding the skin component, for instance, a facia into the channel. The attribute may be a cavity formed in the lens for receiving an overlapping portion of the skin component, for example, a grille.