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US 2015/0306931 A1Published application
Motor Vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorClaus HUEBEL
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Abstract
A motor vehicle is provided having a towing lug at a front end of the motor vehicle. The towing lug is directly accessible. A longitudinal axis of the towing lug is arranged substantially vertical or downward at an angle, such that a free end of the towing lug, at which a lug section of the towing lug is formed, points downward in the direction of a roadway.
Claims19
A motor vehicle having a vehicle body which forms a vehicle occupant compartment, comprising:
- a front end assembly disposed in front of the vehicle occupant compartment, the front end assembly having an upper supporting structure and a lower supporting structure, wherein
- the upper and lower supporting structures are connected with one another,
- the upper supporting structure has two side members, which are mutually spaced in a transverse direction of the vehicle,
- below the two side members, the lower supporting structure is connected with the upper supporting structure by way of at least one fastening point, and
- a towing lug is arranged on the lower supporting structure, wherein a longitudinal axis of the towing lug is arranged essentially vertically or diagonally downward at an angle, so that a free end of the towing lug, on which a lug section of the towing lug is formed, points downward in the direction of a roadway.
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A front end assembly of a motor vehicle having a vehicle occupant compartment, comprising:
- an upper supporting structure comprising two side members mutually spaced apart in a transverse direction of the vehicle;
- a lower supporting structure connected with the upper supporting structure below the two side members via one or more fastening points;
- and
- a towing lug having a free end on which a lug section is formed, wherein
- a longitudinal axis of the towing lug is oriented so that the free end points downward in a direction of a roadway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.