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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Daimler Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Michael Wirsing, Gechingen, DE;
Matthias Hildebrand, Dagersheim, DE;
Andreas Freund, Wildberg, DE;
Peter Gere, Owen, DE;
Levent Aktay, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Jan-Mark Opelka, Remshalden, DE;
Peter Kuemmerlen, Stuttgart, DE;
Dietmar Kallfass, Ammerbuch, DE;
Jens Spremberg, Suessen, DE;
Joerg Zimmermann, Calw, DE;
Dieter Edele, Stuttgart, DE;
Steffen Dingfelder, Sindelfingen, DE;
Ralf Mehrholz, Leonberg, DE;
Marcus Hirzel, Stuttgart, DE;
Bianca Oehm, Stuttgart, DE;
Marie-Louise Hertfelder, Steinenbronn, DE;
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.