Automotive vehicle body structure
US4468052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Herein disclosed is an automotive vehicle structure having a fore-and-aft direction and provided with at least one bumper assembly extending laterally of the automotive vehicle body structure. The vehicle body structure comprises a side member horizontally extending in a fore-and-aft direction and having a vertically intermediate horizontal plane, the bumper assembly being disposed above the horizontal plane, a rigid connecting member structurally intervening between and interconnecting the bumper assembly and the side member, and a rigid projection member projecting from the connecting member in a fore-and-aft direction and located below the horizontal plane.
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