IMPROVED LATERAL UPRIGHT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE BODY SHELL

摘要

This lateral upright for a motor vehicle body shell is intended to separate two window openings of the body shell, for example two lateral window openings at the front and rear. It comprises at least one stiffening section comprising two side plates that are substantially parallel to one another and are connected together by a web. The section is made of composite material. The side plates are intended to extend substantially parallel to a lateral window opening of the body shell. The web of the section made of composite material forms, with the side plates, a cellular structure.

主权项

1. Lateral pillar for motor vehicle body shell intended to separate two bays of the body shell, for example two lateral bays at the front and rear, at least one of the bays being lateral of the type comprising at least one stiffening section comprising two side plates that are substantially parallel to one another and are connected together by a core, characterised in that the stiffening section is made of composite material, the side plates being intended to extend substantially parallel to the lateral bay of the body shell, the core of the section made of composite material forming, with the side plates, a honeycomb structure.