Abstract: A baffle assembly includes a body, and a vehicle includes a bumper beam and the baffle assembly. The body includes an edge facing outwardly away from the body. A region of the edge includes a plurality of supports spaced from each other. The baffle assembly further includes a seal member secured to the edge of the body. The seal member includes a plurality of protrusions spaced from each other and interleaved with the plurality of supports such that the protrusions and the supports cooperate with each other in an alternating pattern which creates an area configured to absorb energy when a force is applied in the region.

Abstract: A baffle assembly includes a body, and a vehicle includes a bumper beam and the baffle assembly. The body includes an edge facing outwardly away from the body. A region of the edge includes a plurality of supports spaced from each other. The baffle assembly further includes a seal member secured to the edge of the body. The seal member includes a plurality of protrusions spaced from each other and interleaved with the plurality of supports such that the protrusions and the supports cooperate with each other in an alternating pattern which creates an area configured to absorb energy when a force is applied in the region.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body that extends along a longitudinal axis. The body includes a front fascia and a forward load bearing beam that are disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis. A load distribution mechanism is rotatably attached to the forward load bearing beam for rotation about a rotation axis. The load distribution mechanism includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is for engaging an upper portion of the front fascia, above the forward load bearing beam. The second portion is for engaging a lower portion of the front fascia, below the forward load bearing beam. The front fascia engages the first portion and the second portion of the load distribution mechanism, and the load distribution mechanism rotates about the rotation axis, to control displacement of the front fascia in response to an applied force in which an object contacts the front fascia.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body that extends along a longitudinal axis. The body includes a front fascia and a forward load bearing beam that are disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis. A load distribution mechanism is rotatably attached to the forward load bearing beam for rotation about a rotation axis. The load distribution mechanism includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is for engaging an upper portion of the front fascia, above the forward load bearing beam. The second portion is for engaging a lower portion of the front fascia, below the forward load bearing beam. The front fascia engages the first portion and the second portion of the load distribution mechanism, and the load distribution mechanism rotates about the rotation axis, to control displacement of the front fascia in response to an applied force in which an object contacts the front fascia.