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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S.M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/36 (2006.01); B60R 19/28 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/36 (2013.01); B60R 19/28 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle-bumper assembly includes a vehicle bumper and a rod having a first end fixed to the vehicle bumper and a second end spaced from the first end along an elongated axis of the rod. A collar is fixed to the rod between the first end of the rod and the second end of the rod, the collar including a pyrotechnically-activated release releasable from the rod. A spring is retained on the rod between the collar and the vehicle bumper.