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Motor vehicle with extendible vehicle body

US8226144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH · DE

Inventors

Mohammad Hossein Sheikhha · Birkenfeld, DE
Gerald Lackner · Arnoldstein, AT
Frank Seifert · Schwanau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2010
Grant date	Jul 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D47/003
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a body having an enclosed passenger cell which is accessible by a door and forms a component of a front body part and a rear body part. The front and rear parts are movable in length direction of the motor vehicle relative to one another to change a length dimension of the motor vehicle. A covering module covers a gap in the passenger cell between the front and rear body parts.

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