Auxiliary frame for a motor vehicle
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorTobias Kramer
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Abstract
An auxiliary frame for a motor vehicle, includes two front joint elements, spaced apart in transverse direction of the vehicle and configured for attachment to a vehicle body; a front cross member connecting the two front joint elements; a reinforcement element, having rear joint elements spaced apart in the transverse direction of the vehicle for attachment to the vehicle body, wherein the reinforcement element is mounted at first connection sites on the two front joint elements so as to be spaced apart from the front cross member by an offset in longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and at least one support leg extending the reinforcement element forwards in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and being connected to the front cross member at a second connection site and bridging the longitudinal offset.
Claims20
An auxiliary frame for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- two front joint elements, spaced apart in transverse direction of the vehicle and configured for attachment to a vehicle body;
- a front cross member connecting the two front joint elements;
- a reinforcement element, having rear joint elements spaced apart in the transverse direction of the vehicle for attachment to the vehicle body, said reinforcement element being mounted at first connection sites on the two front joint elements so as to be spaced apart from the front cross member by an offset in longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
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- at least one support leg extending the reinforcement element forwards in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and being connected to the front cross member at a second connection site and bridging the longitudinal offset.
A method comprising:
- connecting a cross member and a reinforcement element to provide a pre-assembly unit as auxiliary frame basic structure;
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- mounting selected ones of front joint elements as separate components to the pre-assembly unit to produce an auxiliary frame for a desired vehicle type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.