Patent ID: 7614688

Claim:
A deformable front fender for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including a chassis and a motive power unit installed on the chassis, the motive power unit being covered by a hood, the fender prolonging the hood while being laterally parallel to the motive power unit and being braced on the chassis, the fender comprising: an outer wall; and a deformable sealed bulkhead to isolate the motive power unit; the outer wall including an upper rim configured to border the hood, the upper rim being prolonged by an inner flange that extends under the hood; the deformable sealed bulkhead connecting the inner flange and the chassis while extending in curved manner toward the outer wall between the outer wall and the motive power unit, the deformable sealed bulkhead configured to collapse on itself, shifting laterally toward the outer wall when the front fender is indented toward the chassis under effect of a collision; and wherein the deformable sealed bulkhead includes two substantially parallel side walls that are curved toward the outer wall, such that the side walls guide the front fender laterally when the fender is indented, wherein one of said side walls is prolonged by an upper free branch, said upper free branch being connected to the inner flange.