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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.a., Turin, IT;
Daniele Ghislieri, Turin, IT;
Sergio Bianco, Turin, IT;
Gianfranco Del Nero, Turin, IT;
Lorena Iezzi, Turin, IT;
Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Abstract
A motor vehicle has two upper struts, which project forward from a passenger compartment and are arranged above two lower struts, which extend along respective substantially rectilinear axes inclined from the bottom upwards, going forward; the lower struts have respective intermediate portions with such a variation in cross section to define a preferential bending zone; the rear ends of the lower struts are fixed to a cross member connected to the upper struts by means of two connection members, which are substantially vertical and have respective breakable zones designed so as to break when a given load threshold is exceeded; the motor vehicle also has a powertrain connected to the cross member and to the upper struts by means of supports which are distinct from the connection members and are breakable in the event of a front crash.