Firewall for a vehicle body

US5924764A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

• Konrad Eipper · Herrenberg, DE
• Mark Muehlhausen · Stuttgart, DE
• Bruno Moeltgen · Tiefenbronn, DE
• Matthias Nohr · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 20, 1999
• Expiry date: May 30, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A firewall for a vehicle body including stable rigid side parts in the shape of an inverted U and a deformation insert connected in the part of the open central area of the inverted U. The deformation insert allows at least partial intrusion of assemblies from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment in the event of a vehicle collision. This design permits a shorter front end.