Vehicle bottom has a trellis structure of carriers forming segments to take a double-wall trough in a sealed fit to prevent the entry of water/dirt into the interior

摘要

The vehicle bottom has a trellis structure (2) of a number of carrier members (3,4) bonded together at an angle to each other to include a number of segments (5). A trough (6) covers at least one of the segments (5), with an outer wall (7) around the trough base, with its free edge (8) extending to the carriers (3,4). An inner wall within the trough (6) extends from the outer wall (7) or the trough base at a gap from the outer wall (7) and the carriers (3,4), and its free edge terminates at a gap from the carriers (3,4). A drip zone is formed between the outer wall (7) and the inner wall, sealed against the interior of the trough. The trough (6) is an injection molded plastics unit.