Front structure for a motor vehicle
View Patent ↗With a front structure for a motor vehicle, a holding mechanism for connecting a bumper to a fender includes a fastening strip and a guide rail. The fastening strip spring-elastically supports itself on the fender and is screwed to the guide rail. The bumper is latched to the guide rail.
1. A front structure for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a bumper facing in a driving direction;
a fender adjoining the bumper and including an outer skin;
a holding mechanism configured to hold the bumper on the fender, the holding mechanism comprising:
a fastening strip spring-elastically preloaded against the outer skin of the fender;
a guide rail connected to the fastening strip in that the fastening strip is held on the fender and the guide rail comprises a collar, in that the collar is positioned opposite an angle-off portion of the fender and in that an edge of the bumper is arranged between angled-off portion and the collar.
2. The front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening strip is connected to the fender through a screw connection.
3. The front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening strip is clamped to the fender.
4. The front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the spring-elastically preloaded fastening strip includes a spring element standing away from the fastening strip and with a hook-shaped end enters a recess of the fender.
5. The front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the bumper comprises an engagement hook and in that the engagement hook is latched between the guide rail and the fender.
6. The front structure according to claim 5 , wherein the guide rail comprises an engagement element configured to hold the engagement hook of the bumper.
7. The front structure according to claim 2 , wherein a part region of the fender is clamped in between the fastening strip and the guide rail.
8. The front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening strip is fastened to the guide rail.
9. The front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the fender comprises a support flange run behind the bumper and the guide rail abuts the support flange.
10. The front structure according to claim 9 , wherein the guide rail is fastened to the support flange.
11. The front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening strip is disposed on the fender along substantially an entire interface between the fender and the bumper.