Body part of a vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsEduard Ewert, Ralf Keller
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Abstract
A body part of a vehicle includes a structural component and a deformation component. A connecting component is fastened to an end portion of the deformation component. The connecting component has a contact surface configured to come into contact with a mating contact surface of the structural component. A normal spacing is formed between the contact surface and the mating contact surface, and the connecting component is configured to form force-transmitting contact between the contact surface and the mating contact surface in the event of a crash.
Claims10
A body part of a vehicle, the body part comprising:
- a deformation component;
- a connecting component that is fastened to an end portion of the deformation component, the connecting component having a contact surface;
- and
- a structural component having a mating contact surface,
- wherein, in a first state of the body part, a spacing is formed between the contact surface of the connecting component and the mating contact surface of the structural component,
- wherein, when the spacing is formed between the contact surface of the connecting element and the mating contact surface of the structural component, the connecting component is not connected to the structural component, and
- wherein, in the event of a crash, the contact surface of the connecting component is configured to come into contact with the mating contact surface of the structural component to form force-transmitting contact between the connecting component and the structural component.
A connecting component of a body part of a vehicle for connecting a deformation component and a structural component, the connecting component comprising:
- a contact surface configured to come into contact with a mating contact surface of the structural component,
- wherein, in a first state of the body part, a spacing is formed between the contact surface of the connecting component and the mating contact surface of the structural component,
- wherein, when the spacing is formed between the contact surface of the connecting component and the mating contact surface of the structural component, the connecting component is not connected to the structural component, and
- wherein, in the event of a crash, the contact surface of the connecting component is configured to come into contact with the mating contact surface of the structural component to form force-transmitting contact between the connecting component and the structural component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.