Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicles including sweeper assemblies for vehicle bumpers
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Application No.: US16870711Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11242021B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Paxton S. Williams
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B60J7/00
- IPC: B60J7/00 ; B60R19/48 ; B60S1/66

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a body, a rear bumper, and a sweeper assembly is provided. The body has a forward end, a rear end, and a cavity provided therein extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The cavity has an opening at the rear end of the body. The rear bumper has an upper surface and is provided at the rear end of the body of the vehicle. The sweeper assembly includes a push plate movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The push plate is stored within the cavity of the body when in the retracted position and extends over the upper surface of the rear bumper when in the extended position to clear debris off the upper surface of the rear bumper.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210347319A1 VEHICLES INCLUDING SWEEPER ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLE BUMPERS Public/Granted day:2021-11-11
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