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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Morteza Tanbakuchi, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 19/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front-end assembly including a deflector and a catcher bracket. The V-shaped deflector is attached to a bumper of a vehicle, a rear leg of the deflector has a distal end disposed adjacent to the frame rail. In a collision, the distal end of the rear leg engages the catcher bracket to reduce intrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.