Vehicle front-end assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorAlan Greggs
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Abstract
A vehicle front-end assembly includes a vehicle frame and a skid plate. The vehicle frame has a first front side member and a second front side member. Each of the first and second front side members has a corresponding front-end portion with a downward facing surface. The skid plate has a main section, a first attachment flange extending from a first lateral side of the main section and a second attachment flange extending from a second lateral side of the main section. The first attachment flange is attached to the downward facing surface of the first front side member. The second attachment flange is attached to the downward facing surface of the second front side member such that the main section covers a forward area of an underside of the vehicle.
Claims14
A vehicle front-end assembly, comprising
- a vehicle frame having a first front side member and a second front side member laterally spaced apart from one another, each of the first and second front side members having a corresponding front-end portion with a forward facing surface and a downward facing surface;
- a bumper assembly being attached to and extending between the forward-facing surfaces of the front-end portions of the first and second front side members;
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- a skid plate having a main section, a first attachment flange extending from a first lateral side of the main section and a second attachment flange extending from a second lateral side of the main section, the first attachment flange being attached to the downward facing surface of the first front side member, and the second attachment flange being attached to the downward facing surface of the second front side member such that the main section covers a forward area of an underside of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.