Patent ID: 11958433
Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A front end panel assembly for an electric vehicle, comprising:
a cover including:
side edges; and
front and aft portions disposed at a first angle to each other; and
a carrier structure including:
peripheral walls that extend upwardly to the side edges of the cover;
a front portion that is covered by the front portion of the cover; and
an aft portion that is covered by the aft portion of the cover,

wherein the front and aft portions of the carrier structure are disposed at a second angle to each other that differs from the first angle, so that a space is defined between the cover and the carrier structure; and
an energy absorbing structure disposed in the space and extending between the aft portion of the carrier structure and the aft portion of the cover.