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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Anthony N. Aquilina, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ketan K. Desai, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ivan Estrada Sanchez, Cuauhtemoc, MX;
Gary E. Henige, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen K. Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bracket coupling a headlamp module to a fixed structure is sandwiched between two ribs that constrain the bracket in only the cross-car direction. Internal clearances in the bracket or rib features for accepting attachment bolts are designed to provide fore/aft and up/down position adjustments. The sandwich structure can be locked in (i.e., compressed) for a rigid, final attachment to the vehicle which will nevertheless allow sliding of the bracket within the ribs when subjected to the forces corresponding to an impact.