Patent · US Expired

Body structure of motor vehicles

US6786536B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

16References

40Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Oliver Stoffels · Ludwigsburg, DE
Dieter Steinhauser · Winnenden, DE
Thomas Meier · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2003
Grant date	Sep 7, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D25/082
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This body structure is suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars and comprises a passenger compartment structure and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel suspension elements. The supporting structure is connected to the passenger compartment structure through holding elements. To optimize the supporting structure, having a region connecting with the passenger compartment structure and a rear end region, the supporting structure is formed as an enveloping device of a high-strength, especially a fiberglass reinforced plastic, which is reinforced with a supporting device and surrounds the driving unit at least regionally, the enveloping device having several openings, each of which forms an access to the driving unit, and being provided with bearing mountings for the driving unit.

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