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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2009
Vincent Gonin, Sochaux, FR;
Vincent Gonin, Sochaux, FR;
Faurecia Bloc Avant, Nanterre, FR;
Abstract
A front shock-absorber assembly for a motor vehicle includes, at each of the right-hand and left-hand sides thereof, at least a lower longitudinal structural element () and an upper longitudinal structural element (). The shock-absorber assembly includes a high-energy impact absorption structure () which includes an elongate right-hand plate () and left-hand plate (), each plate being fixedly joined to a lower longitudinal element and an upper longitudinal element located at the same side of the vehicle; and a deformable right-hand element () and left-hand element () for absorbing medium-energy impacts, a rear surface of a deformable element moving into abutment against the majority of a front surface of an associated plate.