Benteler-automobiltechnik Gmbh

Stefan Grottke

Stefan Schmitz

Rodscha Drabon

Franz Ulrich Brockhoff

Jochem Grewe

Hendrik Reineke

Holger Diersmann

Siegmund Czerr

The invention relates to a crossmember for motor vehicle construction, having at least two modules that can be arranged one above the other, wherein each module has an inner side wall and an outer side wall, which are connected to one another at their upper ends by an upper wall and at their lower ends by a lower wall, wherein the upper wall of the lower module has, over the longitudinal extent thereof, a raised portion or depression, which engages in a complementary depression or raised portion of the lower wall of the upper module.

Crossmember for motor vehicle construction

The present invention relates to a sill of a vehicle body (), comprising a lower sill part () and an upper sill part () placed on and attached to the lower sill part (). The sill is characterized in that the upper sill part () is part of a vehicle superstructure (), in that in one side of a first sill part (), which faces the further sill part (), a recess () and, on one side of the further sill part (), which faces the first sill part (), a protrusion () is provided, wherein the shape of the recess () corresponds to the shape of the protrusion () and the protrusion () interlocks form-fittingly in the recess (). In addition, the invention relates to a vehicle body () with two sills () and a method of manufacturing such a vehicle body.

Sill of a vehicle body, vehicle body and method of manufacturing a vehicle body

The present invention relates to a sill of a vehicle body (). The sill is characterized in that the sill () comprises at least a first sill profile () and a second sill profile (), in that the sill profiles () extend in the longitudinal direction of the sill () and each comprise a connecting surface () which faces the further sill profile (), in that the connecting surfaces () at least partially run vertically, in that the at least two sill profiles () over at least one area of the connecting surfaces () of the sill profiles () are adhesively connected to one another, and in that at least on one of the sill profiles (), adjacent to the connecting surface (), at least one snap-in protrusion () is formed onto it which interlocks with at least one snap-in receiving section () of another one of the sill profiles (). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle frame () with such a sill () and a method of manufacturing such a sill ().

Sill and vehicle frame of a vehicle body and method of manufacturing a sill

A front-end structure of a motor vehicle includes a transverse member and two crash boxes. In addition a transverse reinforcement member is arranged according to the invention, wherein the transverse reinforcement member is supported via coupling beams on a subframe.

Front-end structure of a motor vehicle

A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes a bumper cross member which is arranged transversely to a travel direction and has two attachment zones for connection to two side rails arranged in parallel relationship to the travel direction. The bumper cross member has a center portion extending between the attachment zones and two end zones to close off the bumper cross member to vehicle sides. A deformation element is arranged behind each of the end zones and constructed to support in the event of a head-on collision with slight overlap the end zone which undergoes a buckling as a result of the head-on collision. At least one belt element at least partly surrounds a circumference of the deformation element and is secured to at least one of the side rails.

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Rheine, Germany

Stefan Grottke