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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jens Matuschek, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Roland Schirmer, Frankfurt, DE;
Andreas Woisnitza, Mainz, DE;
Juergen Vollhardt, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A car body, for example, a front or rear frame is provided. The car body includes at least one crossmember and at least one pair of left and right braces that are arranged at least substantially symmetric to the crossmember. The car body also includes a shear element that is designed for absorbing shear forces during a collision and that is mounted on a brace of the pair, wherein no shear element is provided symmetrically thereto on the other brace of this pair.