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AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsFriedrich Killian, Tobias Kramer
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A device for targeted guiding of a wheel relative to a vehicle body in the case of a collision includes a capture device for the wheel, which when viewed in the transverse direction vehicle is fastened on one end in the region of a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle and on its other free end is arranged with a distance before a wheel arranged in a wheel well, wherein the capture device in case of a collision engages the wheel and fixes and guides the wheel at least during the collision regarding its turning-in movement such that the wheel forms a part of a load path for introducing collision forces into a support structure of a passenger compartment.
A device for targeted guiding of a wheel relative to a body of a motor vehicle in the case of a collision, comprising:
The device of claim 9, wherein the capture device is configured as a bending stiff pivot claw, which is supported in a region of the first end for pivoting about a vertical axis of the motor vehicle relative to the vehicle body.
The device of claim 9, wherein a connecting line between one of the engagement means and a fastening site of the first end of the capture device in a starting position is less than 90°, preferably 45 to 90°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.