Body of a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsOliver Stoffels, Dieter Steinhauser, Thomas Meier
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Abstract
A body suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars, comprises a passenger compartment with at least one supporting structure connected thereto, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel guiding elements, the supporting structure being connected by a holder with the passenger compartment. To optimize this body, the supporting structure, having a connecting region to the passenger compartment, and a rear end region, is formed by an enveloping device of high strength, especially of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, the strength of which is optimized, the enveloping device surrounding the driving unit substantially all around.
Claims21
A body for a motor vehicle comprising a passenger compartment and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon for accommodating a driving unit, the supporting structure being connected to the passenger compartment by way of holding elements, wherein the supporting structure, having a connecting region to the passenger compartment and a rear end region, is formed by a strength-optimized enveloping device of high strength, the enveloping device substantially surrounding the housing of the driving unit.
A supporting structure of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a high strength, strength-optimized enveloping frame,
- a connecting region operable to connect to a passenger compartment by holding elements, and
- a rear end region arranged opposite the connecting region,
- wherein the enveloping frame substantially surrounds a driving unit or engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.