Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle body, particularly for a convertible

US5803533A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 1996
Grant dateSep 8, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D25/2027
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle body, particularly for a convertible, is configured as a self-supporting unit, which is provided with a bottom having integrated longitudinal and transverse beams. The bottom of the body has at least one stiffening segment extending substantially parallel to the bottom from its mid-section to the front and/or rear area of the vehicle body.

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