Mercedes-benz Aktiengesellschaft

Daimler Chrysler Ag

Daimler Ag

Itw Automotive Products Gmbh Co. Kg

Johann Seefried

Wolfgang Kerner

Roland Wendler

Bernd Artner

Roland Joerg

Peter Mack

Thomas Disse

Stefan Hauser

Heiko Schramm

Holger Seibert

Thomas Erney

Daniela Seitz

Bernd Korn

Engelbert Gramer

Sascha Gentsch

Roland Jörg

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a roof element on a vehicle body, particularly of a passenger car. Relative to a roof frame element, the roof element is moved from a prefixing position into a final mounting position. In the prefixing position, the roof element is held by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element.

Method of mounting a roof element as well as a mounting arrangement of a roof element

A separating arrangement for the self-supporting bodywork of a motor vehicle has a partition which is arranged at the front end of a rear compartment, extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle and over part of its height between rear wheel houses of the motor vehicle and is fastened to boundary walls of the rear compartment. The separating arrangement is designed as a supporting device which strengthens the bodywork against distortion. The separating arrangement is curved in relation to a vertical transverse plane of the vehicle and a horizontal transverse plane of the vehicle, and the separating arrangement has reinforcing struts in the form of greater material thickness along force flow lines.

Separating device for the bodywork of a vehicle

A petrol-tank flap arrangement for a motor vehicle has a pivotably mounted petrol-tank flap which is retained in its closed position by a locking device. The petrol-tank flap is assigned a driving device which enables the petrol-tank flap to automatically swing open into its refuelling position after the locking device is released.

Petrol-tank flap arrangement for a motor vehicle

A center console is raised to form a built-in box-shaped part between the backs of passenger vehicle front seats, this box shaped part serving to receive built-in devices that can be operated from the rear seats. This raised area is configured as a supporting element between backs of the front seats in such fashion that the side walls are reinforced with lightweight metal shells connected with one another by cross braces.

Center console for a motor vehicle

Integral bodyshell structure for a motor vehicle and method of producing

Self-supporting body shell structure for a passenger motor vehicle as well as a process for manufacturing it, has side panels with different reinforcing plates or partitions for reinforcing the side panel area. Each side panel is assembled of an interior side panel half joined together in one piece and a correspondingly profiled exterior side panel half. The reinforcements are a one-piece common integral component which is integrated between the two side panel halves.

Motor vehicle self-supporting body shell structure and process for

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Eutingen, Germany

Johann Seefried