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Patent No.:

US 12617360 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

May. 19, 2023

Retractable bumper assembly with actuator based on vehicle speed

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

S.M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);

Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank A. MacKenzie

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Dany E Akakpo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a bumper assembly. The bumper assembly includes a bumper, a rod fixed relative to the bumper and elongated along an axis, and a bracket spaced from the bumper along the axis of the rod. The bracket movably receives the rod. An actuator is supported by the bracket and is releasably engageable with the rod. A spring is on the rod between the bumper and the bracket. The spring biases the bumper away from the bracket.

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Farooq, S.M.. (2026). Retractable bumper assembly with actuator based on vehicle speed (U.S. Patent No. 12617360). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12617360

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