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Motor vehicle body

US8720978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Joachim Schaefer · Darmstadt, DE
Uwe Schmitz · Nauheim, DE
Stefan Wolff · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 2013
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/343
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle body with a front hood, a front window rising from a rear edge of the front hood, and an elongated cross member is provided. The elongated cross member includes a middle region curved channel-like in section in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A contact zone of the elongated cross member supports a lower edge of the front window and a longitudinal end supports the elongated cross member. A transition region is between the longitudinal end and the middle region and, in section in the vehicle longitudinal direction, is less curved than the middle region.

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