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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2001
Ralph Bauer, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Garry Brown, Nuneaton, GB;
Thomas Frank, Stuttgart, DE;
Klaus Rathje, Hildrizhausen, DE;
Ralph Bauer, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Garry Brown, Nuneaton, GB;
Thomas Frank, Stuttgart, DE;
Klaus Rathje, Hildrizhausen, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a front part of a motor vehicle having a fender unit which comprises a front fender which is covered on the outside by a fender covering, and which is connected in its lower region to a bottom supporting structure of the motor vehicle, an air guiding part being arranged underneath the fender. According to the invention, in the event of a head-on impact the air guiding part interacts with the fender covering and stiffens it in a region which is positioned in front of the fender, the air guiding part being supported on the bottom supporting structure.