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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2007
Vince R. Mahe, South Lyon, MI (US);
Irfan Sharif, Canton, MI (US);
Dan L. Scalici, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Geoff Brooks, Macomb, MI (US);
Gary W. Deering, Ashley, IL (US);
Vince R. Mahe, South Lyon, MI (US);
Irfan Sharif, Canton, MI (US);
Dan L. Scalici, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Geoff Brooks, Macomb, MI (US);
Gary W. Deering, Ashley, IL (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a fascia disposed adjacent the isolator to substantially cover the isolator. A plurality of fascia support anti-rattle springs may be mounted to the isolator and disposable in contiguous engagement with the fascia for maintaining the fascia adjacent the isolator in a fascia predetermined position and further biasing the fascia away from the isolator to the fascia predetermined position. The fascia support anti-rattle spring may include an end mounted to the isolator and an engagement detent for contiguously engaging the fascia and thereby biasing the fascia away from the isolator to the fascia predetermined position.