Motor vehicle front face
AssigneeFaurecia Bloc Avant
InventorCaroline Riviere
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Abstract
The motor vehicle front-end panel includes a structure (2) to be fixed to body elements (4, 5) of the vehicle, a cassette (6) and at least one cooling element (8) for cooling the engine which is connected to the cassette (6) and chosen from a radiator or a condenser, the structure (2) including: -an upper transverse crossmember (10), -a U-shaped element (12) fixed beneath the upper crossmember (10) and including a lower transverse beam (22) and two side struts (24) connecting the lower beam (22) to the upper crossmember (10), the U-shaped element (12) and the upper crossmember (10) forming a frame (27) to which the cassette (6) is attached. The cassette (6) is attached to the frame (27) by fitting the frame (27) around the cassette (6).
Claims11
A motor vehicle front-end panel, the front-end panel (1) comprising a structure (2) to be fixed to body elements (4, 5) of the vehicle, a cassette (6) and at least one cooling element (8) for cooling the engine which is connected to the cassette (6) and chosen from a radiator or a condenser, the structure (2) comprising:
- an upper transverse crossmember (10),
- a U-shaped element (12) fixed beneath the upper crossmember (10) and comprising a lower transverse beam (22) and two side struts (24) connecting the lower beam (22) to the upper crossmember (10), the U-shaped element (12) and the upper crossmember (10) forming a frame (27) to which the cassette (6) is attached,
- wherein the cassette (6) is attached to the frame (27) by fitting the frame (27) around the cassette (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.