US 12,280,832 B2
Bumper system and bumper operation method for vehicle closure module
Michael J. Gardynik, Farmington Hills, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); and Mark Joseph Courtright, Allen Park, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,058.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132159 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0227944 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B60R 5/02 (2006.01); E05F 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/12 (2013.01) [B60R 5/02 (2013.01); E05F 5/022 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle closure module overtravel accommodating system, comprising:
a closure module of a vehicle, the closure module pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame and configured to pivot relative to the vehicle frame back-and-forth between a closed position and an open position;
a breakaway mount of the vehicle; and
a bumper assembly having a head disposed on a base, the bumper assembly engaging the breakaway mount to secure the bumper assembly within the vehicle,
wherein the breakaway mount comprises a platform providing an aperture, a halo, and a plurality of spokes supporting the halo within the aperture of the platform, the base of the bumper assembly coupled to the halo to secure the bumper assembly within the vehicle,
wherein the plurality of spokes of the breakaway mount are configured to sever in response to a load applied to the head that exceeds a threshold load, the halo and the bumper assembly detached from the platform when the plurality of spokes are severed,
wherein the platform is configured to attach to a replacement plate assembly after the halo is detached from the platform, the replacement plate assembly providing an attachment location for the bumper assembly or another bumper assembly when the replacement plate assembly is attached to the platform.