Motor vehicle body
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJens HARTMANN, Joerg OEHLMANN
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Abstract
A motor vehicle body includes a floor structure having at least one side member, and a superstructure arranged thereon and having a hinge pillar adjoining the floor structure. A reinforcing element is provided in a transition region of floor structure and hinge pillar. A first end portion of the reinforcing element is structurally connected to the floor structure and a second end portion of the reinforcing element located opposite the first end is structurally connected to the superstructure.
Claims16
1-15 (canceled)
A motor vehicle body comprising:
- a floor structure having at least one side member;
- a superstructure arranged on the floor structure and having at least one hinge pillar adjoining the floor structure;
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- a reinforcing element provided in a transition region of floor structure and hinge pillar, the reinforcing element having a first end portion structurally connected to the floor structure and a second end portion opposite the first end portion structurally connected to the superstructure.
The motor vehicle body according to claim 23, wherein the second end portion of the reinforcing element with respect to a vehicle transverse direction abuts at least one of the hinge pillar, the sill or the side wall on the outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.