# US 10,766,539 B2 · Motor vehicle with auxiliary frame > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,766,539 B2 - Document ID: US10766539B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/190,257 - Filed: 2018-11-14 - Published: 2019-06-13 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-08 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Marius Sawatzki; Dominik Mueller; Stefan Schneider; Daniel Meckenstock - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766539B2 ## CPC - B62D 24/00: Connections between vehicle body and vehicle frame (B62D23/00, B62D33/077 take precedence) - B62D 21/11: with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} - B62D 21/155: {Sub-frames or underguards} - B62D 27/023: {Assembly of structural joints} - B62D 27/06: readily releasable - B62D 27/065: {using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048)} - B62D 25/082: {Engine compartments} - B62D 27/026: {Connections by glue bonding (in general F16B11/00; processes C09J5/00)} - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A motor vehicle (10) having a passenger compartment (12) and a front compartment (13) arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis (X) in front of the passenger compartment (12) is provided. Here, the passenger compartment (12) is surrounded by a body (14) comprising a slope (16). In the front compartment (13), an auxiliary frame (17) is arranged. As claimed in the disclosure, a spacing (22) is formed between the auxiliary frame (17) and the slope (16) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (X) and a spacer piece (19) is arranged in this spacing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motor vehicle comprising: a passenger compartment; a front compartment arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis in front of the passenger compartment; a body surrounding the passenger compartment and including a slope; an auxiliary frame in the front compartment; wherein a spacing in the direction of the longitudinal axis is formed between the auxiliary frame and the slope and a spacer piece is arranged in the spacing; and a connecting part extending from the auxiliary frame to the slope at the spacing and connecting the auxiliary frame to the slope; wherein the connecting part is elongated along a vertical axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece fills the spacing between the auxiliary frame and the slope in the direction of the longitudinal axis by at least four fifths. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece is attached to the slope. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 3, wherein the spacer piece is glued, screwed, clipped, or welded to the slope. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece is attached to the auxiliary frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 5, wherein the spacer piece is glued, screwed, clipped, or welded to the auxiliary frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece is of the same type of material as the slope. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece is solid material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece is filled material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the connecting part is designed as a predetermined failure part in the manner that a movement of the auxiliary frame directed downward along a vertical axis is not obstructed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacer piece includes a touch surface, which is positioned opposite a contact surface, the contact surface being on the auxiliary frame or on the slope, wherein the touch surface and/or the contact surface includes a sliding layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the slope of the body extends through the vertical axis at a non-right angle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 12, wherein the auxiliary frame is parallel to the slope of the body at the spacing and at the connecting part. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a motor supported on the auxiliary frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a motor supported on the auxiliary frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spacing is empty around the connecting part.