Reinforcing element for a lower area of a front bumper, and correspondingly equipped bumper for a motor vehicle

A front bumper for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a first impact region, configured to first come into contact with a bumper of a second motor vehicle during a crash, and
• a second impact region, arranged below the first impact region, configured to first come into contact with a lower leg section of a pedestrian during a crash,
• an outer shell configured to surround the first and second impact regions;
• an absorber element provided behind, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the first impact region which is mounted by means of a crash box,
• a reinforcing element being provided behind, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the second impact region, the reinforcing element comprising a plate and reinforcing ribs extending along the plate into a front portion of the reinforcing element which is surrounded by the outer shell at a lower region of the front bumper, and
• a plurality of attachment elements, formed in said plate between said reinforcing ribs, for attaching the plate to the outer shell,
• wherein the plurality of attachment elements are latchable projections configured to latch into corresponding latching opening in the front bumper.