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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroshi Yoshino, Dublin, OH (US);
John E. Werling, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Hiroshi Yoshino, Dublin, OH (US);
John E. Werling, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A front end assembly of a vehicle can include a frame member, a headlight assembly, a fender panel, and a stay. The fender panel includes a nose extending along and above the headlight assembly. The stay is secured to the frame member and includes an abutment surface spaced from an inner surface of the fender nose by a gap. The stay transfers an external force applied to the fender nose to the frame member when the nose is deflected into contact with the stay to limit deflection of the fender nose.