Front end arrangement of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10183572-B2
Application number	US-201715822373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2017
Priority date	Dec 1, 2016
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

A front end arrangement of a motor vehicle has a front end module ( 4 ) that is fastened directly or indirectly to vehicle longitudinal carriers of a vehicle body arrangement which delimit an engine compartment ( 10 ). At least one cooling apparatus ( 12 ) is mounted in a floating manner on that side of the front end module ( 4 ) that is directed toward the engine compartment ( 10 ). At least one air guide duct is fastened to the front end module ( 4 ) and is provided with at least one air guide arrangement ( 18 ). The air guide arrangement ( 18 ) is connected via fastening means ( 19 ) to the cooling apparatus ( 12 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A front end arrangement for a motor vehicle body arrangement, comprising:
a front end module fastened to vehicle longitudinal carriers of the vehicle body arrangement;
at least one air guide duct formed above the front end module and extending rearward;
at least one cooling apparatus mounted in a floating manner and spaced rearward of the front end module; and
at least one air guide arrangement extending along a path of the at least one air guide duct between the front end module and the at least one cooling apparatus and defining a bottom surface of the at least one air guide duct, the at least one air guide arrangement having opposed forward and rearward ends, the forward end fastened to the front end module and the rearward end fastened to the cooling, apparatus via fastening means.

2. The front end arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the fastening means are configured as releasable fastening means.

3. The front end arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the air guide arrangement comprises a first longitudinal part that is directed toward the front end module and is formed from a thermoplastic, and a second longitudinal part that is directed toward the cooling apparatus and is formed from an elastomer.

4. The front end arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the air guide arrangement is produced using the injection molding process.

5. The front end arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cooling apparatus comprises at least two cooling apparatuses.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag
• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Wallrabe Sven
• Keller Markus
• Bona Robert
• Neuschwanger Niklas
• Reutlinger Peter
• Quednau Daniel
• Burk Andreas

Classifications

• B60K11/04 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title

• B60K11/08

  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor · CPC title

• B62D25/08 Primary

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title