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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Karlheinz Volz, Inning am Ammersee, DE;
Franz Hoiss, Bernried, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01); B60R 19/14 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/14 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/24 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 25/2081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle body has a longitudinal beam and a bumper cross member, which is fixed to one end of the longitudinal beam. An end section of the bumper cross member protrudes over the longitudinal beam in the transverse direction. The end section of the bumper cross member is designed as a closed or open hollow profile element. A collision-resistant profile reinforcement is provided at least in some regions in the hollow profile element in the end section of the bumper cross member.