Cross-member at automobile front
AssigneeCompagnie Plastic Omnium
InventorsGerald Andre, Hugues Cheron
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Abstract
The invention relates to an equipment front face for a motor vehicle, the front face comprising a top cross-member extended at its ends firstly by lateral supports and secondly by legs. Said front face includes at least first and second structural parts each having a central portion and two extensions on either side of said central portion, the central portions of the two structural parts belonging to the cross-member, the extensions of the first structural part belonging to the lateral supports, while the extensions of the second structural part belong to the legs. The top cross-member includes a body made of a plastics material interconnecting the structural parts.
Claims19
An equipment front face for a motor vehicle, the front face comprising a top cross-member extended at its ends firstly by lateral supports and secondly by legs, the front face comprising at least first and second structural parts each having a central portion and two extensions on either side of the central portion, the central portions of the two structural parts belonging to the cross-member, the extensions of the first structural part belonging to the lateral supports while the extensions of the second structural part belong to the legs, the top cross-member includes a body made of a plastics material interconnecting the structural parts, the structural parts positioned on either side of the cross-member body at the bottom and top faces thereof, each presenting a flat section, whereby the structural parts and the cross-member body together form a sandwich.
An equipment front face for a motor vehicle, the front face comprising a top cross-member extended at its ends firstly by lateral supports and secondly by legs, the front face comprising at least first and second structural parts each having a central portion and two extensions on either side of the central portion, the central portions of the two structural parts belonging to the cross-member, the extensions of the first structural part belonging to the lateral supports while the extensions of the second structural part belong to the legs, one of the structural parts is situated towards the front of the cross-member, while the other structural part is situated towards the rear thereof, and the top cross-member includes a body made of a plastics material interconnecting the structural parts.
An equipment front face for a motor vehicle, the front face comprising a top cross-member extended at its ends firstly by lateral supports and secondly by legs, the front face comprising at least first and second structural parts each having a central portion and two extensions on either side of the central portion, the central portions of the two structural parts belonging to the cross-member, the extensions of the first structural part belonging to the lateral supports while the extensions of the second structural part belong to the legs, the top cross-member includes a body made of a plastics material interconnecting the structural parts, the structural parts positioned on either side of two opposite sides of the cross-member body, whereby the structural parts and the cross-member body together form a sandwich.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.