Protective apparatus for arranging in the front or rear region of a motor vehicle, having an underbody made from fiber reinforced plastic

US9783235B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG · DE

Inventors

• Lothar Patberg · Aachen, DE
• Stefan Mayer · Glückstadt, DE
• Torsten Krahnert · Beelitz, DE
• Werner Hufenbach · Dresden, DE
• Enrico Ladusch · Dresden, DE
• Jens Werner · Coswig, DE
• André Kieβling · Dresden, DE
• Alexander Herbig · Dresden, DE
• Jörn Kiele · Dresden, DE
• Martin Lepper · Dresden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 21, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: May 21, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/88
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a protective apparatus that can be positioned along an underside of a motor vehicle and, in many cases, near a front or rear region of the motor vehicle. The protective apparatus may include an underbody made from fiber-reinforced plastic for protecting assemblies or components arranged above it against damage as a consequence of stone chipping or ground contact. Further, the underbody may have three-dimensionally structured regions for increasing its rigidity, and the underbody may be designed to absorb chassis and/or crash loads and may include integrated holders for movably attaching chassis links.