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US 2026/0184374 A1Published application
Front end module
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYeong Jae Kim, Joong Hyun Shin, Jung Hwan Noh, Tae Min Lee
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Abstract
A front end module can include an upper member, wherein the upper member includes a concave recess portion extending downwardly within the upper member, a lower member disposed below the upper member, a side member connecting the upper member to the lower member, a reinforcing member in the recess portion, and a hood latch coupled to the reinforcing member.
Claims20
A front end module comprising:
- an upper member, wherein the upper member includes a concave recess portion extending downwardly within the upper member;
- a lower member disposed below the upper member;
- a side member connecting the upper member to the lower member;
- a reinforcing member in the recess portion;
- and
- a hood latch coupled to the reinforcing member.
3 more elements
A front end module of a vehicle, comprising:
- an upper member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the upper member has a top surface having a concave recess portion extending downwardly therein within the upper member;
- a reinforcing member embedded in upper member and within the recess portion;
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- a hood latch coupled to the reinforcing member, such that at least most of the hood latch is within the recess portion of the upper member.
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A front end module of a vehicle, comprising:
- an upper member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the upper member has a top surface having a concave recess portion extending downwardly therein within the upper member;
- a reinforcing member inserted in upper member and within the concave recess portion, wherein the reinforcing member comprises:
- a central body portion,
- a left rearward-bent flange portion extending from a left side of the central body portion, wherein the left rearward-bent flange portion is inserted in a left sidewall of the concave recess portion of the upper member,
- a right rearward-bent flange portion extending from a right side of the central body portion, wherein the right rearward-bent flange portion is inserted in a right sidewall of the concave recess portion of the upper member,
- a left wing portion extending from the left rearward-bent flange portion in the width direction of the vehicle, wherein the left wing portion is inserted in the upper member,
- a right wing portion extending from the right rearward-bent flange portion in the width direction of the vehicle, wherein the right wing portion is inserted in the upper member,
- a top forward-bent flange portion extending forward from an upper portion of the central body portion, wherein the top forward-bent flange portion is inserted in the upper member, and
- a bottom rearward-bent flange portion extending rearward from a lower portion of the central body portion, wherein the bottom rearward-bent flange portion is inserted in the upper member;
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- a hood latch coupled to central body portion of the reinforcing member, such that at least most of the hood latch is within the concave recess portion of the upper member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.