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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Hugues Cheron, Bourg Saint Christophe, FR;
Laurent Decker, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Bruno Ghiringhelli, Langres, FR;
Alain Liadouze, Buc, FR;
Marc Durbize, Jouars-Pont-de-Chartrain, FR;
Renault s.a.s., Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A motor vehicle front end includes at least one upper crossmember ( ) capable of supporting the hinges or the catch for the vehicle bonnet, a support piece ( ) at each end of the crossmember capable of supporting at least one lighting unit ( ) of the vehicle, a lower crossmember ( ) extending from one support piece to the other and belonging to a vehicle energy-absorption system, and a cavity located between the two crossmembers and the two support pieces, leaving space for a radiator ( ) supported by structure external to the functional front end. The upper crossmember is a hybrid crossmember consisting of a metal alloy section piece reinforced with plastic ribs.