Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Horst Schuster

Wilhelm Riedl

Oeztzan Akif

Gerhard Fichtinger

Roland Rill

Paul Blowing

Oliver Meyer

ÖZtzan Akif

A support device for a front end of a passenger motor vehicle includes at least one vehicle body component extending in the vehicle vertical direction, by which respective longitudinal support elements, which are associated on the sides, of respective longitudinal support planes are connected to each other. A transverse support of a front end module is retained on the body of the passenger motor vehicle. At least a first support element is provided on the body component on a side facing outwardly in relation to the transverse direction of the vehicle and has a receptacle. At least a second support element is arranged outside of the body component in relation to the transverse direction of the vehicle, provided on the transverse support and extends rearwardly from the transverse support. In an initial state of the support device, the second support element is spaced apart from the first support element and, as a result of a corresponding accident-caused application of force, it is displaced at least partially into the receptacle, thereby supporting the first support element.

Support device for a front end of a passenger motor vehicle

A side sill of a body of a motor vehicle of sheet metal shell construction is composed of a sheet metal outer shell and a sheet metal inner shell which are welded to one another. A rolled profile for stiffening can be inserted into the side sill from an open end side and can be fastened to the side sill. In this way, a side sill can be stiffened by assembling the rolled profile after the basic construction of the body of the motor vehicle.

Side sill of a vehicle body

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Olching, Germany

Horst Schuster