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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2003
Oliver Stoffels, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Dieter Steinhauser, Remshalden, DE;
Thomas Meier, Rheinstetten, DE;
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
This body structure is suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars and comprises a passenger compartment structure and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel suspension elements. The supporting structure is connected to the passenger compartment structure through holding elements. To optimize the supporting structure, having a region connecting with the passenger compartment structure and a rear end region, the supporting structure is formed as an enveloping device of a high-strength, especially a fiberglass reinforced plastic, which is reinforced with a supporting device and surrounds the driving unit at least regionally, the enveloping device having several openings, each of which forms an access to the driving unit, and being provided with bearing mountings for the driving unit.