Vehicle structure
US7025402B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/062
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle structure, especially a vehicle structure for utility vehicles such as motor vehicles and rail vehicles, wherein a covering frame is supported on a loading platform, covering a loading area. A roof skin can be placed on displaceable cross members of the covering frame, whereby at least one flexible reinforcing member is arranged in an upper area of the covering frame in order to reinforce the roof. The inventive vehicle structure has low deflection as a result of the fact that at least one flexible reinforcing member is fixed to a front corner area of the covering frame and to a rear displaceable cross member in the region of the longitudinal side thereof, at least one flexible reinforcing member being maintained in at least one point of traction in an area of the other longitudinal side.
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