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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Yeruva Satya Reddy, Farmington, MI (US);
Abraham G. Philip, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven Yellin Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fascia, a bumper beam, and a sensor including a pressure chamber disposed between and along the fascia and bumper beam. The vehicle further includes a plurality of pusher blocks disposed between and along the fascia and bumper beam. The pusher blocks impinge upon the pressure chamber during fascia impact. Contact areas defined by the pusher blocks decrease toward a center of the pressure chamber and increase toward ends of the pressure chamber.