Fibrous composite structural assembly for a motor vehicle
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1. An assembly for a vehicle body, comprising:
- a sill;
a roof frame;
a hinge pillar provided separately from the sill and the roof frame;
an outer shell; and
an inner shell, whereinthe sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in a vicinity of the hinge pillar,the hinge pillar is made of an extruded fibrous composite, andthe sill, the roof frame, and the hinge pillar are at least partially surrounded on an outer side by the outer shell and on an inner side by the inner shell such that the sill, the roof frame, the hinge pillar, the outer shell, and the inner shell form a composite unit.
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle body includes the following components: a sill, roof frame, hinge pillar, outer shell and inner shell. The assembly is characterized by being very rigid and very firm, and having a high degree of structural possibilities whilst being relatively light in weight. The sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles. The hinge pillar is made from an extruded fibrous composite. The sill, the roof frame and the hinge pillar are surrounded on the outer side and the inner side, at least partially, by the outer shell and the inner shell, such that the assembly components form a composite unit.
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1. An assembly for a vehicle body, comprising:
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a sill; a roof frame; a hinge pillar provided separately from the sill and the roof frame; an outer shell; and an inner shell, wherein the sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in a vicinity of the hinge pillar, the hinge pillar is made of an extruded fibrous composite, and the sill, the roof frame, and the hinge pillar are at least partially surrounded on an outer side by the outer shell and on an inner side by the inner shell such that the sill, the roof frame, the hinge pillar, the outer shell, and the inner shell form a composite unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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