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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Eberhard Benz, Gaertringen, DE;
Konrad Eipper, Rottenburg, DE;
Stephan Goettker, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door pillar for a supporting frame structure of a vehicle body has an upper section which extends from a vehicle roof as far as a vehicle side edge, and a lower section which extends from the vehicle side edge in the direction of a vehicle floor. In order to improve the door pillar with regard to loading and weight, it has a pillar body which extends at least in the upper section and is made of iron or iron alloy, and a pillar base which is connected fixedly thereto, extends at least in the lower section, and is made of light metal or light metal alloy.