Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle with lowerable drive unit

US7232003B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

7References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Jürgen Bürkle · Fellbach, DE
Timo Schmidt · Stuttgart, DE
Karsten Unger · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2004
Grant date	Jun 19, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/34
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a support structure for supporting a main drive unit and at least one support block disposed on the support structure by which the main drive unit is supported in the vehicle body, each support block comprises bottom and top parts which are movable relative to each other and provided with an operating mechanism for causing such movement for lowering the drive unit when the motor vehicle is involved in a collision.

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