Patent ID: 8919868

Claim:
A front end for a vehicle having diametrically opposed A pillars in the vehicle transverse direction (y), each A pillar having an internal sheet metal molded part and an external sheet metal molded part connected to each other via edge flange joints and additionally connected to at least one tension element, said tension element comprising: an outer end in the vehicle transverse direction (y) connected to a hinge element mounted on the external sheet metal molded part and additionally connected to an inside of the external sheet metal molded part; and at least one inner end connected to the internal sheet metal molded part, and additionally fastened between the internal sheet metal molded part of the A pillar and a counter-holder in at least one three-layer structure, the at least one inner end being fed through a feed-through opening of the internal sheet metal molded part and engages with the internal sheet metal molded part; wherein the tension element is fed with a clearance (Δx) through the feed-through opening of the internal sheet metal molded part in the vehicle longitudinal direction (x), and, in the event of a crash, the tension element is pressed in until the clearance (Δx) is filled and the tension element strikes an edge of the feed-through opening of the internal sheet metal molded part.