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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andreas Bauer, Fallersleben, DT;
Assignee:
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 / ; 2801 / ;
Abstract
A frame for the body of a vehicle, specifically a passenger automobile, has a box-like framework which includes a roof frame, a base frame, corner columns connecting the roof frame and base frame, and at least one supporting structure. The supporting structure is essentially aligned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle outside the box-like framework and comprises two symmetric fork-shaped girders with their outer prongs connected to corner columns, their inner prongs connected to the base frame and their struts connected to a bumper.