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
A supporting structure for a motor vehicle front end module is disclosed. The supporting structure includes a lower crossmember, a first lateral upright, a second lateral upright, an upper crossmember, and a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember with connection means. The first lateral upright, the second lateral upright, and the upper crossmember define a frame that is formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material.
Claims8
A supporting structure for a motor vehicle front end module, the supporting structure comprising:
- a lower crossmember;
- a first lateral upright;
- a second lateral upright;
- an upper crossmember, and
- a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember,
- wherein the first lateral upright, the second lateral upright, and the upper crossmember define a frame, said frame being formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material;
- wherein the support wing is fixed to the upper crossmember with connection means, and wherein the connection means comprise a screw.
A motor vehicle front end module comprising:
- a supporting structure, the supporting structure comprising:
- a lower crossmember;
- a first lateral upright;
- a second lateral upright;
- an upper crossmember, and
- a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember,
- wherein the first lateral upright, the second lateral upright, and the upper crossmember define a frame, said frame being formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material;
- wherein the support wing is fixed to the upper crossmember with connection means, and
- wherein the connection means comprise a screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.