Vehicle, in particular passenger vehicle, with impact absorbing structure avoiding overlap
AssigneeRENAULT s.a.s.
InventorsMarc Yvetot, Emmanuel Boudard
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Abstract
A motor vehicle structure including at least two upper side-members arranged at the level of the bumper, at least two lower side-members connected to the upper side-members by two linking supports, and a cross-member linking the two lower side-members at their front end. The front ends of the lower side-members are substantially in line with the front ends of the upper side-members and the two linking supports are arranged substantially between the front ends of the upper and lower side-members. The rear end of the lower side-members is designed to be supported on a stop portion of a structural element in a case of a head-on impact.
Claims12
A motor vehicle, provided with a passenger compartment, and a bumper positioned forward of the passenger compartment in a direction of travel of the vehicle, comprising:
- at least one supporting and impact-resisting structure disposed between the bumper and the passenger compartment, the structure extending substantially in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and including:
- at least two upper side members disposed at a height of the bumper, supporting the bumper at their front end, and extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle toward the passenger compartment;
- at least two lower side members disposed parallel to and underneath the upper side members and joined to the upper side members by two binding supports;
- a crossbeam connecting the two lower side members at their front end,
- wherein the front ends of the lower side members are substantially vertically aligned with the front ends of the upper side members;
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- wherein the two binding supports are disposed substantially between the front ends of the upper side members and lower side members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.