Patent · US Active

Motor vehicle body

US8979165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2012
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

A motor vehicle having a windshield, A-pillars laterally enclosing the windshield and a window cross member connected to the A-pillars is provided. The window cross member supports a lower edge of the windshield in that it comprises a support section touching the windshield. The window cross member includes a point of action fastened to the A-pillar, which is offset in the direction of a surface normal of the windshield against the support section. The window cross member also includes a compressible section that connects the point of action with the support section.

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