Motor vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016355215-A1
Application number	US-201615172910-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 3, 2016
Priority date	Jun 5, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A motor vehicle body includes a floor structure having at least one side member, and a superstructure arranged thereon and having a hinge pillar adjoining the floor structure. A reinforcing element is provided in a transition region of floor structure and hinge pillar. A first end portion of the reinforcing element is structurally connected to the floor structure and a second end portion of the reinforcing element located opposite the first end is structurally connected to the superstructure.

First claim

1 - 15 (canceled)

16 . A motor vehicle body comprising:
a floor structure having at least one side member; a superstructure arranged on the floor structure and having at least one hinge pillar adjoining the floor structure; and a reinforcing element provided in a transition region of floor structure and hinge pillar, the reinforcing element having a first end portion structurally connected to the floor structure and a second end portion opposite the first end portion structurally connected to the superstructure.

17 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein an upper end portion of the reinforcing element is connected to a lower end portion of the hinge pillar.

18 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the second end portion of the reinforcing element is connected to a side wall of the superstructure.

19 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , further comprising a sill having a front end portion connected to the second end portion of the reinforcing element.

20 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 19 , wherein the first end portion of the reinforcing element is connected to at least one of a reinforcing plate and a torque box, which connects the side member to the sill.

21 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 20 , wherein a side formed on at least one of the reinforcing plate or the torque box, which in travelling direction of the motor vehicle faces towards the front, is connected to the first end portion of the reinforcing element.

22 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element extends from the first end portion that is located within a wheel housing to a region on at least one of the hinge pillar, a sill or the side wall, which is located outside the wheel housing in a travelling direction behind the wheel housing.

23 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 23 , wherein the second end portion of the reinforcing element with respect to a vehicle transverse direction abuts at least one of the hinge pillar, the sill or the side wall on the outside.

24 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element comprises an arched curvature portion, which encloses an end portion of the hinge pillar, which in a travelling direction is located at the front.

25 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element comprises a linear band portion, which extends from an end portion of the hinge pillar located in a travelling direction at the front towards the floor structure.

26 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , further comprising a fastening flange formed on at least one of its first and second end portions of the reinforcing element, and at least one fastening element extending through the fastening flange to secure the reinforcing element to at least one of superstructure and the floor structure.

27 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element comprises at least one structure-reinforcing stamping.

28 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element extends from the first end portion against the travelling direction in vehicle transverse direction towards the outside.

29 . The motor vehicle body according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element is arranged at the height of a vehicle front axle with respect to the vehicle vertical direction.

30 . A motor vehicle with a motor vehicle body according to claim 16 .

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Hartmann Jens
• Oehlmann Joerg

Classifications

• B62D25/025

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B62D25/2036 Primary

  the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D25/04

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D25/2045

  the subunits being fire walls · CPC title