Underbody protection for motor vehicles, motor vehicle having underbody protection, and method for producing underbody protection
AssigneeKautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
InventorDaniel HEIDRICH
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Abstract
An underbody protection for a motor vehicle includes at least one first protective element, a support structure with a plurality of ribs and at least one second protective element, whereby the support structure is sandwiched between the first protective element and the second protective element and is connected to each of these, and wherein the ribs extend between the first protective element and the second protective element, so that a plurality of cavities are formed between the first protective element and the second protective element.
Claims16
An underbody protection for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one first protective element;
- a support structure comprising a plurality of ribs;
- and
- at least one second protective element,
- wherein,
- the support structure is sandwiched between the first protective element and the second protective element and is connected to each of these, and
- wherein the ribs extend between the first protective element and the second protective element, so that a plurality of cavities are formed between the first protective element and the second protective element.
A method of producing an underbody protection, comprising the following steps:
- manufacturing a support structure;
- inserting a first protective element into a first joining tool;
- inserting the support structure into the first joining tool;
- connecting the first protective element to the support structure;
- inserting a second protective element into the first joining tool or into a second joining tool;
- inserting the support structure into the second joining tool;
- and
- connecting the second protective element to the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.