Patent · US Expired

Body of a motor vehicle

US6817656B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

31References

17Claims

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	Nov 16, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D29/041
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A body suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars, comprises a passenger compartment with at least one supporting structure connected thereto, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel guiding elements, the supporting structure being connected by a holder with the passenger compartment. To optimize this body, the supporting structure, having a connecting region to the passenger compartment, and a rear end region, is formed by an enveloping device of high strength, especially of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, the strength of which is optimized, the enveloping device surrounding the driving unit substantially all around.

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