Patent ID: 9376143
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A deflector assembly for a bumper and a frame rail comprising: a crush-can spacing a bumper from a frame rail; a deflector attached to the bumper forward of the crush-can to an outer end and returning to a back end proximate the frame rail; a guide member having a longitudinally extending guide surface attached to the back end, wherein the guide member defines a channel extending in a fore-and-aft direction, wherein the guide member includes an upper arm disposed above the follower and a lower arm disposed below the follower; and a follower attached to the frame rail at a location rearward of the crush-can and being received by the guide member, wherein the guide member includes an outer wall on an outboard side of the follower and an inner wall on an inboard side of the follower, wherein the inner wall defines a slot, and wherein the follower is attached to the frame rail by an elongated element that extends through the slot from the frame rail to the follower, wherein the guide member guides the back end in a full-frontal impact.