Vehicle fenders – Buffer or bumper type – End connections
Patent
1990-10-17
1991-07-09
Focarino, Margaret A.
Vehicle fenders
Buffer or bumper type
End connections
293102, B60R 1924
Patent
active
050299204
ABSTRACT:
A bumper structure for a vehicle is disclosed, which includes a first bracket secured to a front fender panel near an inwardly bent first flange of said front fender panel, a bumper fascia having an inwardly bent second flange which is mated with the first flange, the second flange being divided into upper and lower portions leaving therebetween a slit, a main retainer extending along the lower portion of the second flange, a sub-retainer having a second bracket which is to be mated with the first bracket, a first structure for achieving a pivotal connection between the first flange, the lower portion of the second flange, the sub-retainer and the main retainer, and a second structure for connecting the upper portion of the second flange to the sub-retainer.
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Furuta Katsumi
Shinozaki Satoru
Focarino Margaret A.
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
Pape Joseph D.
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