Ultrasonic welded headlight washer assemblies

摘要

A headlight washer assembly includes a bracket secured to a rear surface of a component of a vehicle adjacent an opening therein through which a headlight washer device is configured to extend and retract. The bracket provides a recessed mounting surface for securing the headlight washer device to the component of the vehicle such that, unlike prior art approaches, the fasteners do not protrude from the front surface of the component of the vehicle. A cap concealing the opening in the component is received within the opening flush with the front surface of the component. In one embodiment, the component is a body panel of a vehicle.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of body panels; at least one headlight; and a headlight washer assembly supported adjacent to said headlight; wherein the headlight washer assembly is supported on a bracket ultrasonically welded to an inner surface of a body panel adjacent an opening in said panel through which a telescoping member of the headlight washer assembly having a nozzle is configured to extend, the telescoping member being extendable through the opening between a first position where the nozzle is located behind an outer surface of the body panel and a second position where the nozzle is located in front of the body panel for dispensing cleaning fluid on the adjacent headlight, and wherein a headlight washer cap is operatively connected to the telescoping member and supported in the opening in the body panel such that an exterior surface thereof is flush with the outer surface of the body panel when the telescoping member is in the first position.