Front-end module for a motor vehicle with a linking element to a lower girder, unit formed by front-end module and lower girder

摘要

The front end frame, comprising a wing support (4) and a lower lengthwise member (10), has a rigid Z-shaped connecting member (6) extending vertically downwards to connect with a lower transverse beam (12) designed to protect pedestrians in the event of an accident. The connecting members on each side of the vehicle have vertical legs at the sides of the engine cooling radiator and can be connected to the transverse beam by crumple sections, and the beam can have passages for cooling air to reach the front brakes.