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Body component

US9162707B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

37References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Konrad Eipper · Herrenberg, DE
Peter Feuser · Unterensingen, DE
Dietmar Kallfass · Herrenberg, DE
Uwe Lobenwein · Stuttgart, DE
Patrick Schuster · Stuttgart, DE
Thomas Schweiker · Fellbach, DE
Kai Von Strzemie · Leutenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 24, 2012
Grant date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D29/004
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle column includes an inner shell and an outer shell made from a metal, which are connected to each other in respective flange regions and which enclose a hollow space between them. In the hollow space a reinforcement element having a basic body made from a fiber composite plastic is arranged to strengthen the body component. The reinforcement element includes a metallic insert, which connects the reinforcement element to the inner and/or outer shell.

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