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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Gary W. Krajenke, Warren, MI (US);
Carl B. Corman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Anil A. Masih, Royal Oak, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy absorbing headlamp assembly and a resettable headlamp assembly are disclosed. The assemblies include a first component and a headlamp assembly supported by the first component. The assemblies also include an energy absorbing device operatively coupled to the headlamp assembly and the first component to absorb energy when a first force is applied to the headlamp assembly. For the energy absorbing headlamp assembly, the device includes a link and a biasing mechanism coupled to each other such that the biasing mechanism continuously applies a second force to the link to bias the link to a first position when the headlamp assembly is in an initial position and a second position when the headlamp assembly is in a displaced position. For the resettable headlamp assembly, the device allows movement of the headlamp assembly from the displaced position back to the initial position when the first force is removed.