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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott W. Thorpe, Milford, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0483 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A breakaway headlamp mounting system is provided for a vehicle subjectable to an external force and having a body structure, a headlamp, and a hood. The breakaway headlamp mounting system has a mounting tab attached to the headlamp and attachable to the body structure and a mounting tab breakaway feature included in one of the hood, the body structure, and the mounting tab. The mounting tab breakaway feature is configured to break the mounting tab in response to the external force when the mounting tab is attached to the body structure.