Description: A BUMPER GARNISH STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter described herein relates to a bumper garnish. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a bumper garnish structure assembly of a vehicle for maintaining adequate gap and level difference between a hood, headlights, a grill and Left Hand (LH) fender as well as Right Hand (RH) fender.

BACKGROUND
[0002] As the automobile industry is developing, consumers are paying more and more attention towards the appearance quality of automobiles, and a bumper that serves as an automotive body exterior decoration part also has the function such as buffering the hood and absorbing energy in case of impact.
[0003] Referring to FIG. 1a illustrating a sectional view (Section A-A of Fig. 1b) of bumper garnish according to the prior art. A bumper garnish 104 is usually provided in between a hood 102, headlights and a grille 103. Since, the area in between the hood 102, headlights, and the grille 103 is less, the slim bumper garnish 104 is fitted into the space to eliminate the extra space for decorative purposes and also provide as a buffer. As the bumper garnish 104 is slim and lengthy, it becomes difficult to design direct mounting features such as screw boss snap fitting any other locking feature.
[0004] Here the challenge lies in placing the bumper garnish 104 between the hood 102 the headlights, and the grille 103 as well as maintaining appearance quality such as gap and level difference between the bumper garnish 104, the headlights and the grille 103.
[0005] Referring to FIG. 1b illustrating a front view of bumper garnish according to the prior art. At present different design approaches have been used, one of which includes the bumper, the hood 102, the headlights 105, the fender 106, a garnish center 104b, a garnish right 104a, a garnish left 104c, and the grille 103. The bumper garnish 104 which is placed between the hood 102, the headlights 105, and the grille 103 is split into three parts namely the garnish center 104b, the garnish right 104a, and the garnish left 104c creating split lines 107a, 107b.
[0006] Correspondingly, the garnish center 104b, the garnish right 104a, and the garnish left 104c is mounted on the grille 103 and the grille 103 is mounted on the vehicle body between the hood 102 and the bumper. The grille 103 has enough space to create mounting of the garnish center 104b, the garnish right 104a, and the garnish left 104c. At the same time, the grille 103 flows around the headlight 105 as a styling feature. The shape of the bumper garnish 104 is such that it is easy to manufacture the bumper garnish 104 with mountings as shown in section A-A. The bumper garnish 104 top surface is hidden inside the hood area 101 (Ref. to FIG. 1a), so the split lines 107a, 107b is not evidently visible from the outside.
[0007] The drawback with the existing design is that the existing bumper garnish 104 cannot be placed outside of the hood panel 102, due to split lines 107a, 107b visibility concerns. Further, as shown in the section A-A, there is no gap available between the hood 102 and the bumper garnish 104 to add a seal for eliminating wind-cutting noise.
[0008] Further, the existing design also requires additional styling features in the grille 103 to flow along with the bumper garnish 104 for support, but due to the design or styling of the bumper garnish 104, it becomes difficult to do so.
[0009] Therefore, it is required to provide a single bumper garnish that provides an adequate gap and the level difference between the hood, the headlights, and the grill and also provide a seal to reduce the wind cutting noise.

OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0010] It forms an object of the present disclosure to provide a bumper garnish structure assembly to maintain a uniform gap between the hood, the headlights and the grill.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a seal in between the hood and the bumper garnish to reduce the wind cutting noise.
[0012] It is another object of the present disclosure to improve the appearance quality of the bumper garnish structure assembly.
[0013] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to optimize the weight and design of the garnish structure assembly for easy assembly.
[0014] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.

SUMMARY
[0015] A solution to one or more drawbacks of existing technology and additional advantages are provided through the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the technicalities of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered to be a part of the claimed disclosure.
[0016] The present disclosure provides a solution in the form of a bumper garnish structure assembly to provide a single bumper garnish from a Left Hand (LH) fender to a Right Hand (RH) fender of a vehicle. The bumper garnish structure assembly includes a bumper garnish having attachments connected on a second side of the bumper garnish by welding. A reinforcement having insert plates on a first side of the reinforcement that faces an engine cabin, wherein front side of the reinforcement is connected to the bumper garnish using first fasteners, second fasteners, and second clips, holders provided at the ends of the bumper garnish, wherein a left holder of the holders connects the LH fender and one end of the bumper garnish, and a right holder of the holders connects the RH fender with another end of the bumper garnish.
[0017] In an aspect, the bumper garnish has a step area on the first side.
[0018] In an aspect, the step area on the first side of the bumper garnish has a plurality of holes to mount a plurality of third clips.
[0019] In an aspect, a seal connected to the step area on the first side of the bumper garnish using the plurality of third clips.
[0020] In an aspect, the reinforcement has a plurality of first clips that are provided at the second side of the reinforcement to mount the reinforcement and the bumper garnish with the vehicle body.
[0021] In an aspect, the insert plates are attached to a grille.
[0022] In an aspect, the bumper garnish has a curved shape.
[0023] In an aspect, the shape of the reinforcement is analogous to the bumper garnish and wherein a length of the reinforcement is shorter than the length of the bumper garnish.
[0024]
[0025] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0026] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the present disclosure may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0027] Fig. 1a illustrates a sectional view of bumper garnish according to the prior art;
[0028] Fig. 1b illustrates a front view of bumper garnish according to the prior art;
[0029] Fig. 2a sectional view of bumper garnish according to the present disclosure;
[0030] Fig. 2b illustrates attachments on bumper garnish according to the present disclosure;
[0031] Fig. 3a illustrates a reinforcement according to the present disclosure;
[0032] Fig. 3b illustrates a top view of the reinforcement according to the present disclosure;
[0033] Fig. 3c illustrates a bottom view of the reinforcement according to the present disclosure;
[0034] Fig. 4 illustrates a seal according to the present disclosure;
[0035] Fig. 5a illustrates holders on the left and right side of the bumper garnish according to the present disclosure;
[0036] Fig. 5b illustrates a detailed view of the holders on the left and right side of the bumper garnish according to the present disclosure;
[0037] Fig. 6a and 6b illustrates a sectional view of the bumper garnish with the grille according to the present disclosure;
[0038] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0039] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0040] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0041] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0042] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0043] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0044] Hereinafter, a description of an embodiment with several components in communication with each other does not imply that all such components are required. On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to illustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0045] The present invention discloses a bumper garnish structure assembly. The bumper garnish structure assembly is formed of a bumper garnish and a reinforcement. The bumper garnish structure assembly is located in-between hood and the headlights, which connects the Right Hand (RH) side fender to Left Hand (LH) side fender and the bumper garnish structure assembly flows above the surface of the headlights.
[0046] The bumper garnish is formed of two sides, namely a first side and a second side. The first side is perpendicular to the second side.
[0047] The first side and the second side form a space in between to accommodate the reinforcement from the backside of the bumper garnish. The reinforcement is formed of the first side of the reinforcement and the second side of the reinforcement. A seal is positioned in between the bumper garnish and the hood. The seal is basically provided to cut the incoming wind from the outside.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 2(a) and 2(b), the bumper garnish 200 is disclosed. The bumper garnish 200 acts as a main mounting part over which the reinforcement 300 and the seal 400 are fastened. The ends of the bumper garnish 200 are connected to the LH fender and an RH fender respectively. The bumper garnish 200 forms a curved shape. The curvature of the bumper garnish 200 is shaped according to the curvature of the hood 102, the grill 103 and the headlights 105.
[0049] The bumper garnish 200 is formed on the first side 201 and the second side 202. The first side 201 is perpendicular to the second side 202. The bumper garnish 200 forms a step area on the first side 201. The second side 202 has attachments 203, 204a, 204b, 205a, 205b, 206a, 206b that are located adjacent to each other.
[0050] The attachments 203, 204a, 204b, 205a, 205b, 206a, 206b are welded to the second side 202 using fusion welding (as provided in section 1-1 and section 2-2). The attachments 203, 204a, 204b, 205a, 205b, 206a, 206b include a first attachment 203 that is a center attachment. The first attachment 203 acts as a primary locator for mean position control of the bumper garnishstructure assembly.
[0051] The second attachments 204a, 204b are located at the left side and right side of the first attachment 203 respectively. The second attachments 204a, 204b have a primary screw boss to intake the screw. The third attachments 205a, 205b are positioned adjacent to the second attachments 204a, 204b. Each of the third attachments 205a, 205b is located corresponding to the left side and right side of the second attachments 204a, 204b. The third attachments 205a, 205b have a secondary locator as well as a secondary screw boss.
[0052] The fourth attachments 206a, 206b are located adjacent to the left and right side of the third attachments 205a, 205b. Both of the fourth attachments 206a, 206b have a tertiary screw boss.
[0053] Referring to FIG. 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) it discloses about the reinforcement 300. The reinforcement 300 is provided in between the first side 201 and the second side 202 of the bumper garnish 200. The reinforcement 300 is also curved and the curvature of the reinforcement 300 resembles the curvature of the bumper garnish 200 so that it is easily accommodated inside the space created between the first side 201 and the second side 202 of the bumper garnish 200. The length of the reinforcement 300 is shorter than the length of the bumper garnish 200.
[0054] The reinforcement 300 is basically added to avoid deformation of the bumper garnish 200 due to its longer width to smaller cross-section ratio.
[0055] The reinforcement 300 also has a first side 301 and a second side 302. The first side 301 is perpendicular to the second side 302. The reinforcement 300 is inserted inside the bumper garnish 200 from the back side. Referring to FIG. 3(a) the second side 302 has the first clips 303a, 303b, 303c, 303d, 303e, 303f to mount the reinforcement 300 and the bumper garnish 200 with the vehicle body.
[0056] The reinforcement 300 has insert plates 304a, 304b, 304c, 304d that are provided on the first side 301 to attach the reinforcement 300 with the grille 103 by means of guideways that are located over the grille 103 for proper placement of the bumper garnish structure assembly from backside of the reinforcement 300. The insert plates 304a, 304b, 304c, 304d are projected in the direction towards the engine cabin.
[0057] Referring to FIG. 3(b) and 3(c), in order to fix the first side 301 of the reinforcement 300 with the bumper garnish 200, fasteners are used. The first fasteners 305a, 305b, 305c, 305d, 305e, 305f and second fasteners 307a, 307b, 307c, 307d, 307e, 307f are used to fasten the reinforcement 300 with the bumper garnish 200 from the first side 301 and the second side 302, respectively. Further second clips 306a 306b are provided to fasten the insert plates 304a, 304b of the reinforcement 300 with the step area on the first side 201 of the bumper garnish 200.
[0058] The locators provided at the first attachment 203 and third attachments 205a, 205b guide the reinforcement 300 in their position with the bumper garnish 200.
[0059] Referring to FIG. 4 discloses the seal 400 that is provided in between the hood and the bumper garnish 200. The step area on the first side 202 of the bumper garnish 200 has a plurality of holes 502 to mount a plurality of third clips 401.
[0060] The seal 400 is connected on the step area on the first side 201 of the bumper garnish 200 using the plurality of third clips 401. The seal 400 reduces the wind cutting noise. The shape of the seal 400 is also similar to the bumper garnish 200 to accommodate the space on top of the bumper garnish 200.
[0061] Referring to FIG. 5(a) and 5(b), it shows right and left holders 501a, 501b that are given at each end of the bumper garnish 200. The right and left holders 501a, 501b are added at the ends of the bumper garnish 200 to maintain a level difference and gap with the LH fender and the RH fender. The left holder 501a connects the LH fender and one end of the bumper garnish 200, and the right holder 501b connects the RH fender with another end of the bumper garnish 200.
[0062] Each of the right and left holders 501a, 501b includes a locator 503a, 503b, a snap and two screws 502a, 502b, respectively. The locators 503a, 503b and the snap are made in such a way to help the bumper garnish structure assembly mount with the vehicle body such as to align the bumper garnish 200 styling surface with the LH fender and RH fender styling surface.
[0063] Working of the invention
[0064] Firstly, the bumper garnish structure assembly is placed on the grille 103. The grille 103 has guideways that are provided for the proper placement as well as for straight movement towards the engine cabin side.
[0065] Once the bumper garnish structure assembly is moved towards the engine cabin side when bumper garnish structure assembly is at an approximate distance of 20mm towards the LH fender and the RH fender, the first attachment automatically starts to enter into a grille hole 601 which is provided at the center plane of the vehicle body for proper alignment with body center (refer section B-B in Fig 6(a) and 6(b).
[0066] Once center alignment is over the right and left side end of the bumper garnish structure assembly has the holders 501a, 501b that have snap and the locator 503a, 503b. The locators 503a, 503b of left and right holders 501a, 501b guide the bumper garnish structure assembly towards the LH fender and RH fender respectively and alignment with LH fender and RH fender surface is taken care by shape of the locators 503a, 503b itself.
[0067] The snaps provided at the holders 501a, 501b as well as the first clips 303a, 303b, 303c, 303d, 303e, 303f that are provided at the second side 302 of the reinforcement 300, helps in locking with the grille 103, the headlights and the LH fender and RH fender respectively.
[0068] Further, first clips 303a, 303b, 303c, 303d, 303e, 303f on the reinforcement 300 are used to ensure that there is an even gap and level difference with the LH fender and RH fender, the grille 103, the hood 102 and the headlights in both right and left side of the bumper garnish 200 from the center.
[0069] Lastly, controlling taps are provided along with the grille and headlights in multiple places to ensure gap control with the grille and the headlights.

TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0070] With the help of the solution as proposed herein in the context of the present disclosure, the thin and the long garnish connects with the LH fender to RH fender and placed between hood, grille, and lamp is made feasible for assembly.
[0071] The design of the present disclosure the styling appeal maintained with plastic part rather than a hood.
[0072] The gap with the hood is uniformly maintained.
[0073] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation, no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to disclosures containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. Also, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0074] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present disclosure contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the disclosure, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. Also, while a feature of the present disclosure may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present disclosure. The present disclosure also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature. , Claims: We claim:
1. A bumper garnish structure assembly to provide a single bumper garnish, the bumper garnish structure assembly comprising:
a bumper garnish (200) having a plurality of attachments (203, 204a, 204b, 205a, 205b, 206a, 206b) connected on a second side (202) of the bumper garnish (202) by welding;
a reinforcement (300) having a plurality of insert plates (304a, 304b, 304c, 304d) on a first side (301) of the reinforcement (300) that faces an engine cabin,
wherein front side of the reinforcement (300) is connected to the bumper garnish (200) using a plurality of first fasteners (305a, 305b, 305c, 305d, 305e, 305f), a plurality of second fasteners (307a, 307b, 307c, 307d, 307e, 307f), and a plurality of second clips (306a 306b); and
a plurality of holders (501a, 501b) provided at the ends of the bumper garnish (200), wherein a left holder (501a) of the plurality of holders connects the LH fender and one end of the bumper garnish (200), and a right holder (501b) of the plurality of holders connects the RH fender with another end of the bumper garnish (200).

2. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bumper garnish (200) has a step area on the first side (201).

3. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step area on the first side (201) of the bumper garnish (200) has a plurality of holes (502) to mount a plurality of third clips (401).

4. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 3, comprises a seal (400) connected to the step area on the first side (201) of the bumper garnish (200) using the plurality of third clips (401).

5. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement (300) has a plurality of first clips (303a, 303b, 303c, 303d, 303e, 303f) that are provided at the second side (302) of the reinforcement (300) to mount the reinforcement (300) and the bumper garnish (200) with the vehicle body.

6. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert plates (304a, 304b, 304c, 304d) are attached to a grille (103).

7. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bumper garnish (200) has a curved shape.

8. The bumper garnish structure assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the shape of the reinforcement (300) is analogous to the bumper garnish (200) and wherein a length of the reinforcement (300) is shorter than the length of the bumper garnish (200).