STRUCTURE FOR THE FORWARD PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUITABLE FOR LIMITING THE INGRESS OF WATER INTO ANY WATER-SENSITIVE PART OF THE ENGINE

摘要

The invention relates to a structure for the forward part of a motor vehicle comprising a front apron (1), a wheel well (4), one on either side of the vehicle behind the front apron (1), a wheel well screen (2) which extends between a lateral edge (1a) of the front apron (1) and a wall (3) separating the wheel well (4) from the engine compartment, the front apron (1) and one of the wheel well screens (2) defining a space (5) containing an element (6, 7) that is sensitive to the presence of water, the inside face of the front apron (1) comprising a bracket (8), one edge (8a) of which is approximately parallel to the lateral edge (1a) of the front apron (1) and one (2a) of the edges of the wheel well screen (2) is engaged with play between said lateral edge (1a) of the front apron (1) and the edge (8a) of said bracket (8), a seal (9) being provided to eliminate said play in a region close to the element (6, 7) that is sensitive to the ingestion of water, which structure is characterized in that the seal (9) is arranged between the inside face (1b) of the front apron (1) and the edge (8a) of the bracket in such a way that this seal (9) places the bracket (8) against the wheel well screen (2) and such that the edge (2a) of said screen (2) bears against the lateral edge (1a) of the apron (1).