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PCT No. PCT/EP91/02113 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 31, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 31, 1993 PCT Filed Nov. 8, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/11159 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 9, 1992.An improved rear end design for a vehicle body including a first, upper cross member and a second, lower cross member fitted one over the other to form a compound beam. Each cross member is preferably formed as an aluminum extrusion. The upper cross member has the same contour shape as the lower edge of the access door for the trunk. The lower cross member lies below the level of the trunk floor and includes a middle region contour having a curve which matches a corresponding overlying middle region of the upper cross member. Each side end of the lower cross member curves forward under the trunk floor and is joined to a corresponding end of a pair of transversely spaced longitudinal side bearer members or impact-absorption units. The invention provides for a stable rear-end construction, particularly at the joints with the rear impact-absorption units, and also forms a support edge for the trunk-access door. The invention also results in less extensive repairs in the event of a rear collision.
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