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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Jacob Wright, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Changyoung Heo, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Vinayshankar L. Virupaksha, Troy, MI (US);
Trevor T. Winch, Howell, MI (US);
Donald M. Jamison, Warren, MI (US);
Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju, Troy, MI (US);
Amlanjyoti Barman, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes a body having fore and aft portions. The vehicle includes a bumper beam coupled to the vehicle body proximate the fore portion and a heat exchanger disposed aft of the bumper beam. A fascia assembly is coupled to the vehicle body and extends about the bumper beam. The fascia assembly includes a fascia inlet configured to direct an airflow from the exterior of the fascia assembly to the interior of the fascia assembly. An energy absorption member is disposed between the fascia and the bumper beam. An air passage extends through at least one of the bumper beam and the energy absorption member. The air passage extends from an air passage inlet to an air passage outlet. The air passage inlet is positioned downstream of the fascia inlet with respect to the airflow, and the air passage outlet being positioned upstream of the heat exchanger.