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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Bardo Braunbeck, Oppenheim, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
Bardo Braunbeck, Oppenheim, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle with a longitudinal support beam and with a crashbox introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam, in that state when it is separated from the longitudinal supporting beam, is narrower than two opposing walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox can be simply inserted into the longitudinal supporting beam. After assembly the lateral shell parts of the crashbox are pre-tensioned against the walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox) is firmly joined with the longitudinal supporting beam.