US 12,291,140 B1
Vehicle front end assembly
Bradley Chisholm, Commerce Township, MI (US); Erin Maroney, Orchard Lake, MI (US); Gary Eberhard, Oxford, MI (US); and Manabu Ootani, Machida (JP)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US); and NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama (JP)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,467.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/0408 (2013.01) [B62D 25/08 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle front end assembly comprising:
a front fascia configured to be attached to a front portion of a vehicle frame structure;
a first lamp assembly attached to the front fascia; and
a first support including a vehicle attachment portion configured to be attached to the front portion of the vehicle frame structure and a first lamp attachment portion attached to the first lamp assembly such that the first support supports the first lamp assembly to the front portion of the vehicle frame structure in an installed state where the vehicle front end assembly is attached to the front portion of the vehicle frame structure,
the first lamp assembly having a rearwardly facing surface including an opening, and the first lamp attachment portion of the first support including a protrusion extending forwardly through the opening on the rearwardly facing surface in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame structure in the installed state.