Patent ID: 8167068

Claim:
A motor vehicle front-end panel, the front-end panel ( 1 ) comprising: a structure ( 2 ) to be fixed to body elements ( 4 , 5 ) of the vehicle, a cassette ( 6 ) and at least one cooling element ( 8 ) for cooling the engine which is connected to the cassette ( 6 ) and chosen from a radiator or a condenser, the structure ( 2 ) comprising: an upper transverse crossmember ( 10 ), a U-shaped element ( 12 ) fixed beneath the upper crossmember ( 10 ) and comprising a lower transverse beam ( 22 ) and two side struts ( 24 ) connecting the lower beam ( 22 ) to the upper crossmember ( 10 ), the U-shaped element ( 12 ) and the upper crossmember ( 10 ) forming a frame ( 27 ) to which the cassette ( 6 ) is attached, wherein the cassette ( 6 ) is attached to the frame ( 27 ) by fitting the frame ( 27 ) around the cassette ( 6 ), and wherein the U-shaped element ( 12 ) is a hollow tube of closed section bent in a U-shape.