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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mustafa Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Ian Dupret, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thejaswi Prabhakar, Westland, MI (US);
William Moore Sherwood, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Sara E. Veyo, Canton, MI (US);
Ray Hari Manala Rethinam, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes a front end module, an upper panel, and a fender covering the upper panel. The vehicle assembly also includes a housing, mounted to the front end module, having a first contour, and a bracket, having a second contour complementary with the first contour, attached with the housing. The bracket generally maintains a position of the headlamp assembly relative to the upper panel during a RCAR Low Speed Structural Crash Test Protocol (Issue 2.2).