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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Thorsten Haas, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Gerhard Fichtinger, Grasbrunn, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Akteingesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle body has an inner body structure and an outer body skin, wherein the body structure has, in the region of a vehicle front end, a left supporting carrier and a right supporting carrier and a left suspension strut cup and a right suspension strut cup for accommodating respective suspension struts belonging to the chassis of the vehicle. Each suspension strut cup lies on the side of the associated supporting carrier facing the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. The body skin has, in the region of the vehicle front end, a left front body side part, a right front body side part, and a front hood arranged between said front body side parts. The left front body side part covers the left suspension strut cup. The right front body side part covers the right suspension strut cup. A left front body skin supporting element is attached to the left supporting carrier, which left front body skin supporting element supports the left front body side part above the top side of the left suspension strut cup and determines a vertical distance between the suspension strut cup and the left front body side part, by which distance the top side of the left suspension strut cup remains accessible. And, a right front body skin supporting element is attached to the right supporting carrier, which right front body skin supporting element supports the right front body side part above the top side of the right suspension strut cup and determines a vertical distance between the suspension strut cup and the left front body side part, by which distance the top side of the right suspension strut cup remains accessible.