Foldable underbody panel
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsFuat Kayadere, Steffen Hoelzel
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Abstract
An underbody panel for a motor vehicle is composed of a lightweight sandwich material and is configured as a single part with at least one continuous folding connection (12) that is arranged between first and second portions of the underbody panel (14). The first and second portions can be folded together via the folding connection (12) and, in the folded state, are substantially parallel to each other to reduce a size of the underbody panel during transport and storage. Additionally, the underbody panel is gap-free when installed on a motor vehicle.
Claims10
An underbody panel for a motor vehicle, the underbody panel being formed from a lightweight sandwich material and being configured as a single part, the underbody panel having at least one continuous folding connection extending in a transverse direction of the underbody panel being arranged between a first portion of the underbody panel and a second portion of the underbody panel, wherein the first portion and the second portion can be folded together via the folding connection and, in the folded-together state, are oriented substantially parallel to each other to reduce a size of the underbody panel during transport and storage of the underbody panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.