Channel with reinforcing insert of a motor vehicle

US6283539A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Enning · Köngen, DE
• Andreas Ebert · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 1998
• Grant date: Sep 4, 2001
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D29/008
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A channel of a motor vehicle with a reinforcing insert. The channel serves as an essential load bearing structure of a motor vehicle. The channel is also served as a stable barrier to protect the passenger compartment in the event of a crash.