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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag, Duisburg, DE;
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, DE;
Leichtbau-zentrum Sachsen Gmbh, Dresden, DE;
Lothar Patberg, Moers, DE;
Stefan Mayer, Schwerte, DE;
Torsten Krahnert, Fritzlar, DE;
Werner Hufenbach, Dresden, DE;
Enrico Ladusch, Dresden, DE;
Jens Werner, Coswig, DE;
André Kieβling, Dresden, DE;
Alexander Herbig, Dresden, DE;
Jörn Kiele, Dresden, DE;
Martin Lepper, Dresden, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a protective apparatus that can be positioned along an underside of a motor vehicle and, in many cases, near a front or rear region of the motor vehicle. The protective apparatus may include an underbody made from fiber-reinforced plastic for protecting assemblies or components arranged above it against damage as a consequence of stone chipping or ground contact. Further, the underbody may have three-dimensionally structured regions for increasing its rigidity, and the underbody may be designed to absorb chassis and/or crash loads and may include integrated holders for movably attaching chassis links.