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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jens Hartmann, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Joerg Oehlmann, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/2045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle body includes a floor structure having at least one side member, and a superstructure arranged thereon and having a hinge pillar adjoining the floor structure. A reinforcing element is provided in a transition region of floor structure and hinge pillar. A first end portion of the reinforcing element is structurally connected to the floor structure and a second end portion of the reinforcing element located opposite the first end is structurally connected to the superstructure.