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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Konrad Eipper, Ammerbuch, DE;
Mark Muehlhausen, Stuttgart, DE;
Bruno Moeltgen, Tiefenbronn, DE;
Matthias Nohr, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296189 ; 296194 ; 296191 ;
Abstract
A firewall for a vehicle body including stable rigid side parts in the shape of an inverted U and a deformation insert connected in the part of the open central area of the inverted U. The deformation insert allows at least partial intrusion of assemblies from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment in the event of a vehicle collision. This design permits a shorter front end.