A motor vehicle having a fender to headlamp alignment assembly. The alignment assembly comprises a fender having an external surface, a headlamp, the headlamp having an external surface; and a bracket for aligning the fender to the headlamp. The bracket includes a first locating feature, a second locating feature and a third locating feature. The first locating feature is configured to secure the bracket to the fender. The second locating feature is configured to align the fender external surface and the headlamp external surface. The third locating feature is configured to secure the bracket to the body in white (BiW). The second locating feature is compliant so that the fender and headlamp remain moveable in at least one axis relative to one another until the fender is secured to the BiW using the third locating feature, so that a substantially flush condition may be provided between the respective external surfaces of the fender and headlamp. The second locating feature may be a slot. The lamp housing may include a projection, such as a cruciform, to cooperate with the second locating feature.
Motor vehicle lamp fender alignement assembly
2018-08-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / F21V FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF , Funktionsmerkmale oder Einzelheiten von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystemen |
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