Rollover protective device
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Juergen Schmitt, Bjoern Dunst
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Abstract
A rollover protective device (1) for a passenger vehicle has a supporting device (3) extending in the vertical elevation (2) when installed correctly. A crossbar (5) is fastened to the supporting device (3) and extends in a lateral direction (4) when installed correctly. The crossbar (5) is of beam-shaped design and is formed by a sheet metal construction (6) with a deformed front side and/or upper side (7, 8) and an inner supporting structure (9).
Claims20
A rollover protective device for a passenger vehicle, with a supporting device extending in the vertical direction and a crossbar fastened to the supporting device, the crossbar extending in a lateral direction and being formed from an integral sheet of sheet metal that has been deformed to define a lower panel supported on the supporting device, an upper panel opposed to the lower panel, at least one external panel extending between the upper and lower panels and an inner supporting structure extending between the upper and lower panels, the inner supporting structure including a plurality of support units spaced apart in the lateral direction extending unitarily from one of the upper and lower panels and into supporting contact with an interior surface of the other of the upper and lower panels.
A rollover protective device for a passenger vehicle, with a supporting device extending in the vertical direction and a crossbar fastened to the supporting device, the crossbar extending in a lateral direction and being formed from sheet metal, the crossbar comprising:
- a lower panel supported on the supporting device, an upper panel opposed to the lower panel, a front panel extending between the upper and lower panels, and a plurality of supporting units spaced apart in the lateral direction and extending between the lower and upper panels and being disposed at least partly in an interior of the crossbar between the lower and upper panels, the upper panel and the front panel being integral with one another.
A rollover protective device for a passenger vehicle, with a supporting device extending in the vertical direction and a crossbar fastened to the supporting device, the crossbar extending in a lateral direction and being formed from an integral sheet of sheet metal, the crossbar comprising:
- a lower panel having opposite front and rear ends and opposite lateral ends, front and rear panels opposed to one another and bent up from the front and rear ends of the lower panel, front and rear upper panels bent toward one another from upper ends of the front and rear panels, front and rear lateral panels extending toward one another from opposite lateral ends of the front and rear panels and laterally spaced supporting structures extending from the opposite lateral ends of the lower panel and bent to extend toward the upper panels for reinforcing the crossbar between the upper and lower panels.
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