Car body with a shear element on one side

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8757703
APP PUB NO 20130093211A1
SERIAL NO

13648387

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A car body, for example, a front or rear frame is provided. The car body includes at least one crossmember and at least one pair of left and right braces that are arranged at least substantially symmetric to the crossmember. The car body also includes a shear element that is designed for absorbing shear forces during a collision and that is mounted on a brace of the pair, wherein no shear element is provided symmetrically thereto on the other brace of this pair.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C23-B21 DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Matuschek, Jens Ruesselsheim, DE 3 27
Schirmer, Roland Frankfurt, DE 6 41
Vollhardt, Juergen Ruesselsheim, DE 5 41
Woisnitza, Andreas Mainz, DE 2 3

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