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US 10,471,996 B2Granted
Supporting structure for a front-end module of a motor vehicle and front-end module comprising said supporting structure
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques
InventorSébastien Velasco
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Abstract
The invention relates to a supporting structure (10) for a front-end module of a motor vehicle, said supporting structure (10) comprising a lower crossmember (12), a first side post (14), a second side post (16) and an upper crossmember (18) so as to define a frame, said upper crossmember (18) being made of a hybrid material comprising a plastic material and a metal material. The invention also relates to a front-end module comprising one such supporting structure (10).
Claims5
A supporting structure for a motor vehicle front end module, comprising:
- a lower crossmember;
- a first lateral upright;
- a second lateral upright;
- an upper crossmember that defines a frame, said upper crossmember being formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material;
- a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember;
- and
- a support piece for connecting the support wing to the upper crossmember, the support piece comprising an insert made of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material,
- wherein the lower crossmember, the first lateral upright, and the second lateral upright are made entirely from a plastics material.
5 more elements
A front end module of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a supporting structure comprising:
- a lower crossmember;
- a first lateral upright;
- a second lateral upright;
- an upper crossmember that defines a frame, said upper crossmember being formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material;
- a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember;
- and
- a support piece for connecting the support wing to the upper crossmember, the support piece comprising an insert made of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material,
- wherein the lower crossmember, the first lateral upright, and the second lateral upright are made entirely from a plastics material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.