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US 6,550,561 B2Granted
Full auxiliary chassis
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWolfram Dau, Dag-Arnulf Schlaf, Michael Bock, Wolfgang Lange, Andreas Bauer
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Abstract
An auxiliary chassis for a motor vehicle is formed as a generally rectangular structure for holding an engine, transmission and other equipment. The auxiliary chassis is mounted to front end structural members at a position spaced from and below the structural member forming a further impact absorbing structure.
Claims19
A structural arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body assembly including an impact absorbing front end structural member;
- an auxiliary chassis carrying a vehicle engine, transmission and other auxiliary equipment, said auxiliary chassis having front and rear transverse members joined to two side members forming a closed structure of generally rectangular horizontal configuration;
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- connecting members, including spacer elements for mounting said auxiliary chassis to said front end structural member at a position spaced from and below said front end structural member forming a further impact absorbing structure, wherein said spacer elements are formed by spacing plates and spacing tubes, wherein the front transverse member comprises vertical holes for attaching the auxiliary chassis to the spacing plates, said spacing plates being attached to a front end of said front end structural member of the vehicle body assembly;
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- wherein the auxiliary chassis is further arranged to be bolted to the vehicle body assembly at front ends of the side members by means of said spacing tubes and bolts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.