Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a composite panel (100) of sandwich structure and provided with a hinge (106), said panel comprising a stack made up of at least one first skin (101) made of a reinforced thermoplastics material, of a cellular core (102) made of a thermoplastics material, and of a second skin (103) made of a thermoplastics material, in which method said panel (100) is formed by pressing said stack at a pressure lying in the range 10×105 Pa to 30×105 Pa, the first and second skins (101, 103) being preheated to a softening temperature. The invention is characterized in that, after said panel has been formed, an incision is made at a determined place in said panel so as to cut through one (101) of the first and second skins (101, 103), and substantially through the entire thickness of the cellular core, while leaving the other skin (103) intact so that it forms, at said place, the hinge (106) between two portions (107, 108) of the incised panel (100).

Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a hood mobile relative to the chassis and at least one body component. Contact of the body component with the hood determines a position of the body component relative to the hood.

Abstract: A vehicle subassembly includes a cooling cassette provided with at least one cassette element and a frame provided with at least one frame element which cooperates with the cassette element to fix the cassette to the frame. A thrust force applied to a face of the cassette that faces toward the front when mounted in the vehicle causes the cassette element to separate from the frame element.

Abstract: The system for fixing a cooling member to a vehicle comprises a support (2) having an orifice (18) and a free edge, together with a fixing piece (30) presenting an orifice (32) and a free edge. The support (2) presents a notch (20) extending from its orifice (18) to its free edge, and the fixing piece (30) presents a notch (36) extending from its orifice (32) to its free edge, the fixing piece (30) being suitable for being mounted to turn relative to the support (2) with the orifices (18, 32) coaxial.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bumper bar (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising front (4) and rear (6) walls and an intermediate web (14) extending from the front wall to the rear wall so as to form with the latter an “H”-shaped section. The web has an undulating shape in cross section.

Abstract: A vehicle hood includes a wall, connecting devices for mounting the hood on a vehicle chassis fixed to the wall nearer a rear edge of the wall than to its other edges, and a locking member fixed to the wall for locking the hood to the chassis in a closed position. The locking member is nearer the rear edge of the wall than a front edge of the wall opposite the rear edge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a reinforced composite panel of the sandwich type having a cellular core.

Abstract: The inventive combination comprises a front bumper skin (34) pertaining to a motor vehicle and an inner closing part (12) pertaining to an engine compartment, mounted to the rear of said skin in relation to the principal direction in which the vehicle travels. The closing part (12) comprises a front transversal profiled section (18).

Abstract: The molded composition stack part (44 ) for a vehicle includes a stack including a cellular core sandwiched between a first face (46) and a second face (48). The part also has a curved surface zone (50) contiguous with the first face (48) and with a rim (54) of the part, and has a trough (52) extending in the second face (48) in the vicinity of the rim towards the first face. The part is characterized in that the rim (54) has a plane external side face (57) that is perpendicular to the first face (46), and that extends in alignment with the curved surface zone (50).