Patent ID: 9745000
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B62D,F16M

Claim:
1. A multifunctional support configured for mounting functional elements of a motor vehicle on a body of the vehicle, the multifunctional support comprising: fixing elements configured to fix the multifunctional support to at least one associated element of the body, mounting elements configured to retain on the multifunctional support at least one headlamp configured to provide a lighting function, mounting elements configured to retain on the multifunctional support a hood configured to close an engine compartment of the vehicle in a closed position of the hood, the mounting elements including two retaining housings on a same side of the engine compartment, each of the retaining housings having an opening in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to receive a corresponding fixing lug which, on sliding of the hood in a first direction, is inserted through the opening in the retaining housing, and each of the retaining housings including a bottom surface to immobilize the h d in a downward direction and a top surface positioned above the bottom surface to immobilize the hood in an upward direction, the retaining housings mounting the hood to the vehicle without an articulated hood mounting, and mounting elements configured to retain on the multifunctional support part of a water box configured to collect water and/or to separate water from air to be routed into a ventilation circuit of the vehicle, wherein the mounting elements configured to retain part of the water box include an end closure element of the water box, the end element being fastened to the multifunctional support and configured to support one longitudinal end of a central closure element of the water box.