Vehicle body
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
InventorThomas Auer
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Abstract
A vehicle body (1) comprising an inner shell (3), an outer shell (2), a floor plate and a chassis, wherein the inner shell (3), the outer shell (2) and the floor plate are indirectly or directly interconnected and form a passenger compartment, the rigidity, especially the torsional rigidity and/or the flexural rigidity, of the vehicle body (1) is to be ensured without additional components or process steps. Furthermore, the vehicle body (1) is to be inexpensive to manufacture. The foregoing is achieved by the fact that at least one interior component (4, 5) is connected to the inner shell (3) and/or the supporting structure (9) in such a manner that it contributes to the rigidity, especially the torsional rigidity and/or the flexural rigidity, of the vehicle body (1).
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A vehicle body, comprising an inner shell, an outer shell, a floor plate and a chassis, wherein the inner shell, the outer shell and the floor plate are connected and form a passenger compartment;
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- at least one interior component is connected to the inner shell in such a manner that it contributes to the rigidity, especially to the torsional rigidity and/or the flexural rigidity, of the vehicle body.
A motor vehicle comprises a vehicle body comprising an inner shell, an outer shell, a floor plate and a chassis, wherein the inner shell, the outer shell and the floor plate are connected and form a passenger compartment;
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- at least one interior component is connected to the inner shell in such a manner that it contributes to the rigidity, especially to the torsional rigidity and/or the flexural rigidity, of the vehicle body.
Method of manufacturing a vehicle body, wherein an inner shell, an outer shell, a floor plate and a chassis are provided and subsequently the inner shell, the outer shell and the floor plate are indirectly or directly interconnected such that a passenger compartment is formed, the method comprises connecting at least one interior component to the inner shell in such a manner that it contributes to the rigidity of the vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.