Audi Ag

Tobias Urban

Christian Brendel

Hans-Jürgen Langhoff

Jens Dietmar Reuschel

Sebastian Schwartze

Christoph Schmitz

Norbert Hornbostel

Stefan Rugies

Christian Winkelmann

Klaus-Dieter Carle

Esref Ciklakarsli

Markus Halm

Willibald Weigl

Martin Schromm

Hans-Peter Maier

Oliver Thaysen

Thomas Milde

Matthias Gotthelf

Christian Neufeldt

Benjamin Nikol

Robert Angermüller

Dennis Decker

Sönke Kühl

Sebastian Enderle

Werner Holl

Pascal Schlichter

Ulrich Dugnus

Wilhelm Fischer

Daniel Weigert

Carlo Gold

Hans-Dieter Wilde

Jochen RÖCKER

Tobias Braun

Martin Brauer

A motor vehicle includes a body, which body has at least two rear longitudinal members each forming a primary load path for collision forces, wherein the motor vehicle has a rear-end module that can be pre-assembled as a sub-assembly, which rear-end module can be connected to the body as part of the vehicle assembly after the completion of the body-in-white and has at least a supporting structure for fastening chassis components of a rear wheel suspension and a beam structure extending from the supporting structure toward the motor-vehicle rear for absorbing collision forces, wherein the supporting structure and the beam structure form at least one second load path for collision forces.

Motor vehicle and rear-end module therefor

A multifunctional strip for a motor vehicle includes a panel element having a strip-shaped configuration and constructed for outputting first and second items of information which differ from one another; and at least one actuator for outputting an acoustic signal as one of the items of information. The multifunctional strip can be arranged on the outside of the body of the motor vehicle.

Multifunctional strip for motor vehicle

The invention relates to a vehicle body structure in the floor region of the occupant compartment having on both sides a respective longitudinal beam () in the floor region of the occupant compartment between a transmission tunnel and a side sill. According to the invention each longitudinal beam () extends longitudinally continuously over the entire footwell length from the front end () to a heel plate. The longitudinal beam () is here formed on the bottom side as a closed longitudinal hollow beam by virtue of a longitudinal beam stepped edge () of the floor panel (AB) and on the top side as a longitudinal beam closure part (SW) by virtue of a longitudinal beam angle section connected to the top side.

Vehicle body structure in the floor region of the occupant compartment and associated manufacturing method

The invention relates to a vehicle body structure having a body reinforcement behind the second row of seats, the body reinforcement including a beam assembly which is formed from two opposite longitudinal side beams (), a floor crossbeam () and two vertical side beams (), of which in each case a left-side longitudinal side beam (), an associated end of the floor crossbeam () and a left-side vertical side beam () are connected at a left-side nodal point () and, correspondingly, the second longitudinal side beam () is connected to the other end of the floor crossbeam () and the second vertical side beam () at a right-side nodal point, and, at the two nodal points, corner reinforcements being fitted for increased stiffening in the transverse plane of the floor crossbeam () and the vertical side beams (). According to the invention, the longitudinal side beams () are cast aluminum longitudinal side beams, on which in each case at the nodal point () a corner reinforcement is formed and integrated as an corner reinforcing profile () made of uniform material and projecting in the manner of a box, wherein the associated vertical side beam () is connected to the corner reinforcing profile () at the top on one hand, and is connected to the floor crossbeam () laterally on the other hand.

Vehicle body structure with body reinforcement behind the second row of seats

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Besigheim-Ottmarsheim, Germany

Tobias Urban