Vehicle Body
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsWon Oh Kim, Ho Yeon Kim, Byung Gyu Kim, Chul Hee Heo
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Abstract
A vehicle body includes a rigid member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section. The rigid member includes a front member, a dash cross member, a rear member, and a center member, which form main frames at the front, rear, and center of the bottom of the vehicle body. The rigid member also includes pillar members that form main frames at both sides of the top of the vehicle body. Connecting members that each have a tubular shape that is open at one surface thereof are connected to the members of the rigid member.
Claims19
A vehicle body comprising:
- a rigid member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section, the rigid member comprising a front member, a dash cross member, a rear member, and a center member, which form main frames at the front, rear, and center of the bottom of the vehicle body, the rigid member also comprising pillar members that form main frames at both sides of the top of the vehicle body;
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- connecting members, each connecting member having a tubular shape that is open at one surface thereof, the connecting members being connected to the members of the rigid member.
A vehicle body comprising:
- a front member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section, wherein the front member comprises a front bumper beam laterally formed at the front bottom of a vehicle and front side members formed by bending both ends of the front bumper beam rearward;
- a dash cross member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section, wherein the dash cross member is provided laterally between the front member and a cabin of the vehicle and is connected to rear ends of the front side members;
- a rear member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section, wherein the rear member comprises a rear bumper beam laterally formed at the rear bottom of a vehicle and rear side members formed by bending both ends of the rear bumper beam forward;
- a center member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section, the front member, dash cross member, rear member and center member forming main frames at the front, rear, and center of the bottom of the vehicle body;
- pillar members that form main frames at both sides of the top of the vehicle body, each pillar member having a tubular shape that is closed in cross-section;
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- connecting members, each connecting member having a tubular shape that is open at one surface thereof, wherein each connecting member is connected to an associated rigid member element, each rigid member element being one of the front member, the dash cross member, the rear member, the center member and the pillar members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.