Motor vehicle front-end panel, series of front-end panels and assembly method
US7909391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49622
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This front-end panel (10) includes an upper transverse cross member (18) to be fixed to body elements (12) and a frame (20). The frame (20) is fixed beneath the cross member (18) and includes a lower transverse beam (50) and two side-struts (52) connecting the lower beam (50) to the cross member (18). Each strut (52) includes a lower portion (54) which is integral with the beam (50), and an upper portion (56) which is integral with the cross-member (18). The upper portion (56) and the lower portion (54) are mobile relative to one another between a disassembled configuration in which the upper portion (56) is arranged at a distance from the lower portion (54), and an assembled configuration in which the upper portion (56) and the lower portion (54) are fitted together.
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