Radiator grill guard for a vehicle
US5941329A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/522
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a radiator grill guard mounted on the front of a vehicle, a guard main body is a one-piece molded structure, shaped like a square ring, by using synthetic resin, for example, filler containing polypropylene. The guard main body is hollowed by a known blow molding method. A fog-lamp mounting part is provided at the middle of each of the vertically extending sections of the guard main body. A fog lamp is mounted on each fog-lamp mounting part with the aid of an L-shaped bracket. A plurality of, preferable two, plate-like ribs, that extend parallel to each other, are integrally formed within the inner apace of each vertically extending section, while also extending across that inner space. The plurality of plate-like ribs are longitudinally (vertically) extended between the upper and lower body mounting parts of each of the vertically extending sections. The plate-like ribs serve as reinforcing plates for reinforcing a portion of the vertically extending sections which include the body mounting parts and the fog-lamp mounting part.
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