Motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Jürgen Schmitt, Mirko Floreck
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Abstract
A motor vehicle having a bearing structure, which includes a shell having a crossbeam, which is integrated into the bearing structure with its opposite ends between two B-pillars. A respective side impact support is combined with a crash pad between the opposite ends of the crossbeam and the B-pillars, which side impact support constitutes a second load path emanating from the affected B-pillar in case of a side impact, which is provided in addition to a first load path, which extends from the B-pillar into the crossbeam via the respective side impact support in case of a side impact.
Claims9
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a bearing structure,
- a shell having a crossbeam located between two B-pillars, the crossbeam being integrated into the bearing structure,
- a side impact support combined with a crash pad located between one end of the crossbeam and one of the B-pillars,
- wherein, in case of a side impact, the side impact support constitutes (i) a first load path extending from said one of the B-pillars into the crossbeam, and (ii) a second load path emanating from said one of the B-pillars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.