Acoustic shield for motor vehicle engine
AssigneeNovares France
InventorsThomas Jean, Daniel Darcel
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Abstract
An acoustic shield for a motor vehicle engine (2), including a first portion made of a plastic material, the first portion having an element for attaching the shield to a motor vehicle engine, a second portion made at least partially of a sound-absorbent material. The second portion is intended for being placed in contact with the engine, wherein the first portion covers the second portion so as to at least partially conceal it and wherein the first portion has a central opening acting as a housing for a third portion. The third portion is configured to absorb the impacts transmitted by the motor vehicle bonnet during a pedestrian impact.
Claims16
An acoustic protection screen for a motor vehicle engine comprising:
- a first part made of a plastic material, said first part comprising means for fixing the screen to a motor vehicle engine;
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- a second part comprising at least partially of an acoustic absorbing material, said second part being intended to come into contact with the engine,
- wherein the first part covers the second part so as to hide the second part at least partially and wherein the first part has a central opening configured as a housing for a third part, said third part being formed in a deformable material configured to absorb shocks transmitted by the cowl of the motor vehicle during a pedestrian collision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.