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US 5,129,700 AGranted
Body for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFiat Auto S.p.A.
InventorsLuciano Trevisan, Alfonso Bruno
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Abstract
A frame supports several fixed and moveable and closing panels and a floor pan defining the bottom of the interior of a vehicle. The floor pan is provided with attachment devices for fixing the floor pan to the lower surface of the frame. Several mechanical parts and assemblies can be secured to the floor pan to form a single unit prior to the floor pan being installed on the frame.
Claims18
A body for a motor vehicle, said body comprising:
- a) a frame having two side members each having front and rear ends, and two front supports each being fixed to one of said front ends of said side members and forming therewith a predefined angle;
- b) a front cross member connected between said two front supports;
- c) a rear cross member extending between and attaching said side members together;
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- d) a floor pan defining a floor of an interior of the motor vehicle supported by said frame wherein;
- e) said floor pan includes a first means for attaching said floor pan to said frame and also includes a second means for attaching additional mechanical parts to said floor pan to form a single unit prior to attaching said floor pan to said frame;
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- f) said first means for attaching said floor pan to said frame includes a continuous seating on three sides of said floor pan for resting against said side members and said rear cross member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.