Patent ID: 8083387

Claim:
A deformable subassembly for mounting a headlight in a region of a recess in a wing of a motor vehicle, the wing extending substantially from an outer side of the motor vehicle to a bonnet spaced inwardly from the outer side of the motor vehicle, the deformable subassembly comprising: a sealing channel body having a substantially vertical first limb connected to the wing in a region of the bonnet of the motor vehicle, a second limb aligned angularly to the first limb and a deformable indentation between the first and second limbs; a headlight cup having a substantially vertically aligned frame with an outer periphery having an upper part formed with a frame limb connected in face-to-face contact with the second limb of the sealing channel body at a position spaced from the wing and at least one opening inwardly of the outer periphery of the frame for permitting deformation of the fame in response to an impact, the headlight cup further having a receiving plate connected to a lower part of the frame below the sealing channel body, the receiving plate being configured for mounting the headlight; and a bracket body connected to a supporting structure of the motor vehicle and to a lower side of the receiving plate.