Patent ID: 7097239

Claim:
A motor vehicle front portion assembly comprising: a rigid front face ( 7 ) and, on either side of said front face: a structural front portion ( 4 ); a fender front portion ( 5 ); a flexible beam ( 43 ) that projects transversely to said front face ( 7 ), said beam having a first end ( 43 A) fastened to said front face portion ( 7 ), and a second end ( 43 B) connected to said fender front portion ( 5 ); and a headlight unit ( 21 ) fastened to said beam ( 43 ); said front portion assembly further comprising: a centering and guide part ( 71 ) fastened to the structural front portion ( 4 ), in a position that can be adjusted, during assembly, along three substantially orthogonal axes, namely a first axis (Z), a second axis (Y), and a third axis (X); fastening and centering means ( 83 , 85 ) for fastening the second end ( 43 B) of the beam to said part ( 71 ) and for centering it thereon; and guide means ( 93 , 95 ) for guiding the fender front portion ( 5 ) on said part ( 71 ), providing a sliding connection slidable along the third axis (X); so that a connection with the possibility of sliding along said third axis (X) is provided between the second end ( 43 B) of the beam and the fender front portion ( 5 ), after assembly, via said centering and guide part ( 71 ), in order to make relative adjustment movements possible and in order to absorb deformation in said fender front portion ( 5 ).