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US 8,801,084 B2Granted
Rear-end element and rear end for motor vehicle
AssigneeFaurecia Bloc Avant
InventorVincent Gonin
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Abstract
A rear-end element (2) for a motor vehicle includes a carrier structural element (6) forming an energy-absorbing element after impact, and a carrier structural frame (8). At least the carrier structural element (6) has a cellular structure formed of cells (30, 32) extending longitudinally through the carrier structural element (6) between a back face and a front face of the carrier structural element (6) and opening onto the back and/or front face of the carrier structural element (6). A rear end (44) which includes the rear-end element (2).
Claims7
A rear end of a motor vehicle, the rear end comprising:
- a body structure;
- a rear-end element of the motor vehicle movable relative to the body structure and configured to close an upper part and a lower part of the body structure of the vehicle, the rear-end element comprising
- a carrier structural element forming an energy-absorbing element after impact and being mobile relative to the lower part of the body structure, the absorbing element being configured to distribute forces generated by a rear-end impact towards a bearing surface of the body structure, and
- a carrier structural frame movable with respect to the upper part of the body structure;
- and
- a bottom back panel covering the carrier structural element at the rear end of the vehicle,
- wherein at least the carrier structural element has a cellular structure formed of cells extending longitudinally through the carrier structural element between a back face and a front face of the carrier structural element and opening onto the back and/or front face of the carrier structural element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.