US 12,377,917 B2
Front structure for a utility vehicle, preferably for a lorry
Thomas Knyrim, Munich (DE); Alexander Stockmaier, Munich (DE); and Alexander Kopp, Munich (DE)
Assigned to MAN Truck & Bus SE, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 18/008,138
Filed by MAN Truck & Bus SE, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed May 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/064006
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/244911, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 114 756.2 (DE), filed on Jun. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286587 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 19/56 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/152 (2013.01) [B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 19/56 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front structure for a utility vehicle, comprising:
a) two lateral frame longitudinal beams;
b) a cooler module which is arranged between the frame longitudinal beams and which is supported by means of lateral pivot bearings with a common pitch axis at the frame longitudinal beam side; and
c) a hinged support which is secured to the cooler module and which is supported indirectly or directly on the frame longitudinal beam for absorbing pitch movements of the cooler module, wherein the hinged support has a desired failure location which is configured under the crash-related action of forces to fail in the event of a front-end crash in order to release and/or no longer to absorb a pitch movement of the cooler module.