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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Rosario Iania, Turin, IT;
Inventor:
Rosario Iania, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle front end has a frame, which supports a heat exchanger and has an upper horizontal crosspiece connected to two uprights by means of connection elements, which are plastically deformable so as to allow the upper horizontal crosspiece to be lowered in the event of an accident; the upper horizontal crosspiece comprises a rigid rear portion and a plastically deformable, front portion which is made of plastic material and is fixed to the rigid rear portion.