Front end structure for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger vehicle, and motor vehicle, in particular passenger vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11814101-B2
Application number	US-201917423028-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2019
Priority date	Jan 15, 2019
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A front-end structure for a motor vehicle includes two first bodyshell parts spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction of the vehicle for a self-supporting body of the motor vehicle, and includes a bulkhead in the form of a second bodyshell part for the self-supporting body. At least one assembly carrier forwardly overlaps at least a partial region of the bulkhead in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is in the form of a third bodyshell part for the body, and via which the two first bodyshell parts are connected to each another. A carrier element is formed separately from the assembly carrier and separately from the first bodyshell parts, and is mounted on the assembly carrier in a vibration-damped manner via bearing elements and on which at least one component for the motor vehicle, which component is formed separately from the bodyshell parts, separately from the carrier element and separately from the bearing elements, is held.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A front-end structure for a motor vehicle, comprising:
two first bodyshell parts, which are spaced apart from one another in a vehicle transverse direction, for a unitized body of the motor vehicle;
a bulkhead which is formed as a second bodyshell part for the unitized body;
at least one assembly support which forwardly covers at least a subregion of the bulkhead in a vehicle longitudinal direction and which is formed as a third bodyshell part for the unitized body and by which the two first bodyshell parts are connected to one another; and
a support element which is formed separately from the assembly support and separately from the two first bodyshell parts and which is mounted in vibration-damped manner on the assembly support via mounting elements and on which at least one component for the motor vehicle is held, wherein
the component is formed separately from the bodyshell parts, separately from the support element, and separately from the mounting elements.

2. The front-end structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the component is mounted on the support element, and thus held on the support element, in a vibration-damped manner by at least one further mounting element.

3. The front-end structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the assembly support has at least one passage opening which is assigned to the component and which is extended through by at least one connecting element by which the component is held on the support element.

4. The front-end structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the at least one connecting element is a constituent part of the component, a constituent part of the support element, or a structural element which is formed separately from the component and separately from the support element.

5. The front-end structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the connecting element is the further mounting element or is a constituent part of the further mounting element.

6. The front-end structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the support element is arranged on a first side of the assembly support and the component is arranged on a second side, which is averted from the first side in a vehicle vertical direction, of the assembly support.

7. The front-end structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the component comprises at least one compressor.

8. The front-end structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one further component, which is formed separately from the bodyshell parts, separately from the support element, separately from the mounting elements, and separately from the component, is held on the support element.

9. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a unitized body; and
a front-end structure, the front-end structure comprising:
two first bodyshell parts, which are spaced apart from one another in a vehicle transverse direction, of the unitized body;
a bulkhead which is formed as a second bodyshell part of the unitized body;
at least one assembly support which forwardly covers at least a subregion of the bulkhead in a vehicle longitudinal direction and which is formed as a third bodyshell part of the unitized body and by which the two first bodyshell parts are connected to one another; and
a support element, which is formed separately from the assembly support and separately from the two first bodyshell parts and which is mounted in a vibration-damped fashion on the assembly support via mounting elements and on which at least one component for the motor vehicle is held, wherein

the at least one component is formed separately from the bodyshell parts, separately from the support element, and separately from the mounting elements.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Eck Hans-Peter
• Mayer Andreas
• Schlaepfer Benjamin
• Traub Florian

Classifications

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title

• B62D25/082 Primary

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B62D21/15

  having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) · CPC title