Vehicle front grille assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle grille assembly comprising:
- a vehicle grille including an emblem mounting portion having a first mounting structure;
an emblem including an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface, the inner surface having a second mounting structure that directly attaches to the first mounting structure of the emblem mounting portion;
a camera support having an attachment portion and an extension portion, the attachment portion being sandwiched between the emblem mounting portion of the vehicle grille and the inner surface of the emblem, the attachment portion defining at least one opening with one of the first and second mounting structures extending through the at least one opening of the attachment portion to directly attach the one of the first and second mounting structures to the other of the first and second mounting structures; and
a camera fixedly mounted to the extension portion of the camera support.
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Abstract
A vehicle front grille assembly includes a vehicle grille, an emblem, a camera support and a camera. The vehicle grille includes an emblem mounting portion having a first mounting structure. The emblem includes an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface. The inner surface has a second mounting structure that directly mates with the first mounting structure of the emblem mounting portion. The camera support has an attachment portion and an extension portion. The attachment portion is sandwiched between the emblem mounting portion of the vehicle grille and the inner surface of the emblem. The attachment portion includes at least one opening and one of the first and second mounting structures extends through the at least one opening of the attachment portion. The camera is fixedly mounted to the extension portion of the camera support.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle grille assembly comprising:
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a vehicle grille including an emblem mounting portion having a first mounting structure; an emblem including an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface, the inner surface having a second mounting structure that directly attaches to the first mounting structure of the emblem mounting portion; a camera support having an attachment portion and an extension portion, the attachment portion being sandwiched between the emblem mounting portion of the vehicle grille and the inner surface of the emblem, the attachment portion defining at least one opening with one of the first and second mounting structures extending through the at least one opening of the attachment portion to directly attach the one of the first and second mounting structures to the other of the first and second mounting structures; and a camera fixedly mounted to the extension portion of the camera support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A vehicle grille assembly comprising:
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a vehicle grille including an emblem mounting portion having a first mounting structure, the first mounting structure including a plurality of first openings arranged in a prescribed pattern relative to one another; an emblem including an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface, the inner surface having a second mounting structure that directly attaches to the first mounting structure of the emblem mounting portion, the second mounting structure including a plurality of projections, with each of the plurality of projections being arranged to align with a respective one of the plurality of first openings; a camera support having an attachment portion and an extension portion, the attachment portion being sandwiched between the emblem mounting portion of the vehicle grille and the inner surface of the emblem, the attachment portion of the camera support including a plurality of second openings, with each of the plurality of second openings being arranged to align with a respective one of the plurality of first openings such that each of the plurality of projections extends through a corresponding one of the plurality of second openings to engage corresponding peripheries of the plurality of first openings; and a camera fixedly mounted to the extension portion of the camera support.
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7. A vehicle grille assembly comprising:
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a vehicle front grille including an emblem mounting portion having a forwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface; a camera support including an attachment portion and an extension portion, the attachment portion having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface overlaying the emblem mounting portion, the extension portion extending beyond the forwardly facing surface of the emblem mounting portion in a direction toward the vehicle front grille relative to the camera support; an emblem including an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite the outer surface, the inner surface having a mounting structure that secures the emblem directly to the emblem mounting portion of the vehicle front grille with the camera support held between the inner surface of the emblem and the forwardly facing surface of the emblem mounting portion such that the inner surface overlays the front surface of the attachment portion of the camera support; and a camera mounted to the extension portion such that the camera extends beyond the forwardly facing surface of the emblem mounting portion in a direction away from the emblem. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Specification