Vehicle Body with a Reinforcing Component of the Nodes and the Hinge of the Tailgate Frame
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMichael STEIN, Sven BARSCH
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Abstract
A vehicle body with a shell-type design includes at least one lateral frame, a tailgate frame which is connected to a node of the vehicle body by the lateral frame, and a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame into the lateral frame. The tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each composed of an upper shell and a lower shell, and the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and the lateral frame. A hinge reinforcement for a hinge of a tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component in the region of the tailgate frame.
Claims14
A vehicle body of shell-type construction, comprising:
- a lateral frame;
- a tailgate frame which is connected at a node of the vehicle body to the lateral frame;
- and
- a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame as far as into the lateral frame, wherein
- the tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each assembled from an upper shell and a lower shell,
- the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and of the lateral frame, and
- in a region of the tailgate frame, a hinge reinforcement for a hinge of a tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body with a shell-type construction;
- a tailgate of the motor vehicle;
- wherein the vehicle body comprises:
- a lateral frame;
- a tailgate frame which is connected at a node of the vehicle body to the lateral frame;
- and
- a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame as far as into the lateral frame, wherein
- the tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each assembled from an upper shell and a lower shell,
- the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and of the lateral frame,
- in a region of the tailgate frame, a hinge reinforcement for a hinge of the tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component, and
- the tailgate is connected to the hinge reinforcement via at least one hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.