Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Hans-Joachim Patschicke

Jens Hartmann

Ralph Stenger

Stefan Gloger

Heinz-Günter Lang

Joachim Köhr

Matthias Schlelein

Lothar Benner

Matthias Seyfried

Morgan Boerjesson

Ronny Bufe

Nico Alexander Diehl

Dirk Strehl

A frame structure is provided for the underbody of a self-supporting motor vehicle bodywork. The frame structure includes, but not included with an elongate tunnel and two sillboards parallel hereto. The sillboards are disposed on both sides of the tunnel. The frame structure also includes, but is not limited to a dashboard cowl with closing plate, which is connected directly to both sillboards and the tunnel, a wheel housing with a downwardly open main structural arc, the ends whereof are connected to the underbody, and on its side facing the underbody (e.g., the vehicle inner side) the main structural arc has a damper receptacle in its upper area, from which a supporting strut connected to the underbody projects downward.

Frame structure for a motor vehicle

A rear floor arrangement as well as a frame structure of an automotive body are provided having at least one first supporting structure component, which may be disposed in the inner or dry region of the motor vehicle and which may be directly connected to a second supporting structure component and inside the inner or dry region of the vehicle, which is mounted ahead of the first supporting structure component in the direction of travel and which extends at least in certain areas over a floor middle of the body.

Rear floor arrangement and frame structure of a self-supporting automotive body

A rear frame for a motor vehicle has a profile part manufactured from cast metal. The profile part has two legs, which are connected to one another via a cover element, and an attachment element. In this way, the rear frame has a particularly high stability and may be manufactured particularly cost-effectively.

Rear frame for a motor vehicle

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Büttelborn, Germany

Hans-Joachim Patschicke