Body supporting structure for a vehicle body

US9381954B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Daniel Werum · Neckarsulm, DE
• Andreas Lehr · Neuss, DE
• Peter Haffner · Barntrup, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 13, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D29/046
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A body supporting structure for a vehicle body has a passenger-compartment section, a front-structure section and a rear-structure section. In order to form the body supporting structure, at least one supporting-structure body is configured as a three-dimensional flat structure which extends in all vehicle directions (x, y, z direction) and includes flat elements, the flat elements which extend in different vehicle directions (x, y, z direction) are connected with the formation of soft transitions, the flat elements are configured with cross-sectional areas which are structured depending on the applied loads, and flat elements with low applied loads or non-loadbearing regions are configured with apertures.