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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfram Dau, Wolfsburg, DE;
Dag-Arnulf Schlaf, Gifhorn, DE;
Michael Bock, Braunschweig, DE;
Wolfgang Lange, Wolfsburg, DE;
Andreas Bauer, Wolfsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ; B60D 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ; B60D 2/100 ;
Abstract
An auxiliary chassis for a motor vehicle is formed as a generally rectangular structure for holding an engine, transmission and other equipment. The auxiliary chassis is mounted to front end structural members at a position spaced from and below the structural member forming a further impact absorbing structure.