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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2022
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexandra Anderson, Escondido, CA (US);
Sunilraj Chandrassekar, Irvine, CA (US);
Matthew Tummers, Mississauga, CA;
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A mounting bracket assembly for a vehicle, including: a mounting surface adapted to receive a fairlead device for a winch assembly of the vehicle; and a frame structure coupled to the mounting surface and adapted to be secured to a bumper structure of the vehicle; wherein the frame structure and the mounting surface are adapted to be collapsed or crushed towards the bumper structure when a sufficient force is applied to the fairlead device by a hook of the winch assembly when the hook is impacted during an impact event. The fairlead device and the hook are deflected into an opening formed in a front member of a bumper assembly with the hook being at least flush with an exterior surface of the front member of the bumper assembly.