Motor vehicle body

摘要

A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a plate-like, three-dimensionally shaped cross member, of which a first flange supports a front, lower edge region of a windshield, and a second flange is supported against a structural element of the body. The cross member further encompasses a spacer that joins the two flanges and is elongated in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and which exhibits a sectional profile that extends horizontally along a straight line over the entire length of the cross member.

主权项

1. A motor vehicle body, comprising:
a passenger cabin; a windshield; and a plate-like, three-dimensionally shaped cross member including:
a first flange that includes a first end and that supports a front, lower edge region of the windshield;a second flange that is supported against a structural element of the body; anda spacer that joins the second flange and the first flange and that is elongated in the transverse direction of the vehicle,wherein the spacer comprises a vaulted section that opens downwardly with respect to the windshield into the first flange such that the first end of the first flange points downward, andwherein there exists at least one first sectional plane in which the spacer exhibits a sectional profile that extends substantially horizontally along a straight line over the entire length of the cross member.