Motor vehicle having a body support structure
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1. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
- a passenger compartment,a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle,a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, andat least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, andwherein the at least one deformable center zone has deformation resistance characteristically adapted such to the deformable front and rear zones that the deformable center zone will not become effective before at least the deformable front zone or the deformable rear zone have been used at least partially for the absorbing of energy.
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Abstract
A passenger car has a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and support structure including a collision responsive deformable front zone in front of the passenger compartment, a deformable rear zone behind the passenger compartment and at least one deformable center zone aligned to the passenger compartment and integrated in the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The deformable center zone includes corrugations in passenger compartment floor structure members.
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18 Claims
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1. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the at least one deformable center zone has deformation resistance characteristically adapted such to the deformable front and rear zones that the deformable center zone will not become effective before at least the deformable front zone or the deformable rear zone have been used at least partially for the absorbing of energy. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8, 11, 14, 15)
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2. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone has weakenings at defined points of the floor structure.
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3. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the at least one deformable center zone has weakenings at defined points of the floor structure.
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5. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the deformable center zone includes several deformation corrugations provided as weakenings which are situated behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and which are integrated in the floor structure of the passenger compartment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 16, 17, 18)
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7. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the deformable center zone includes several deformation corrugations provided as weakenings which are situated behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and which are integrated in the floor structure of the passenger compartment.
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9. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. wherein the floor structure extends under the passenger compartment, the floor structure having deformation elements which are positioned in an area of front ends of lateral chassis members facing front wheels of the passenger car. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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10. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the floor structure extends under the passenger compartment, the floor structure having deformation elements which are positioned in an area of front ends of lateral chassis members facing front wheels of the passenger car.
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13. Passenger car having a vehicle body support structure comprising:
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a passenger compartment, a deformable front zone arranged in front of the passenger compartment and effective in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a deformable rear zone arranged behind the passenger compartment and effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one deformable center zone assigned to the passenger compartment and integrated into the vehicle body support structure and also effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the at least one deformable center zone is provided at least at the level of the floor structure of the passenger compartment in a transition area between seat positions of the passenger compartment arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein in a case of a rear-wheel drive passenger car, a deformation element is arranged in a propeller shaft extending below floor structure of the passenger compartment, at the level of the deformable center zone, the deformation resistance of the deformation element being adapted to the deformable zone.
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