Patent ID: 8807632

Claim:
A frontal impact countermeasure assembly for an automotive vehicle, the countermeasure assembly comprising: a pair of front side rail extending in a generally longitudinal direction of the vehicle and having a forward end; a bumper attached to and extending between the front side rails and generally laterally to the longitudinal direction of the front side rails, the bumper having an outboard end; and a pivot link having outer and inner mounting portions, the outer mounting portion being pivotably engaged with the bumper in a region of the outboard end to define a front pivot joint, the inner mounting portion being engaged with the front side rail to define a rear joint, the rear joint being located rearward and inward relative to the front pivot joint, wherein the pivot link has first, second, and third major side surfaces, the first major side surface facing the bumper, the second major side surface facing the front side rail, and the third major side surface facing away from the bumper and extending between the inner and outer mounting portions of the pivot link.