US 12,485,969 B2
Front frame assembly with suspension attachment structure for a motor vehicle
Daniele Testa, Modena (IT)
Assigned to FERRARI S.P.A., Modena (IT)
Filed by FERRARI S.P.A., Modena (IT)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,904.
Claims priority of application No. 102022000003407 (IT), filed on Feb. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264745 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/152 (2013.01) [B62D 25/085 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front frame assembly (11) for a motor vehicle (1), the front frame assembly (11) comprising
a suspension attachment structure (12) comprising an attachment portion (13) fixable to a body cell (2) defining a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle (1),
one or more attachment elements (15) fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure (12) and configured to allow a suspension (3) of the motor vehicle (1) to be coupled to the attachment portion (13), and
an absorption element (16) to absorb a front crash of the motor vehicle (1), the absorption element (16) being distinct from the suspension attachment structure (12), being fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure (12) and extending along a first straight axis (D),
characterized in that the suspension attachment structure (12) further comprises a collapsible portion (20) located between the absorption element (16) and the attachment portion (13) along the first straight axis (D), the collapsible portion (20) having a first compression stiffness that is equal to or greater than a second compression stiffness of the absorption element (16) and smaller than a third compression stiffness of the attachment portion (13).