Front end module for vehicle
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorHuen Sick Min
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Abstract
A front end module of a vehicle includes an outer member having a front and a rear which define an internal space; an inner member having a bottom and a front which define the internal space between the outer member and the inner member; a hood latch mounted on the rear of the outer member; and a safety strike disposed in the internal space. Since the safety strike is disposed in the internal space inside the front end module, a shock-absorbing space is defined ahead of the front end module. A shock that is transferred through the hood absorbed by the shock-absorbing space in a collision with a pedestrian. As a result, the safety of a pedestrian can be enhanced in a collision with the pedestrian.
Claims6
A front end module for a vehicle, comprising:
- an outer member having a top and a rear which define an internal space;
- an inner member having a bottom and a front which define the internal space between the outer member and the inner member;
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- a hood latch mounted on the rear of the outer member;
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- a safety strike disposed in the internal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.