Motor vehicle with front wall cross member
View Patent ↗A motor vehicle contains two A pillars, a front wall, a central tunnel and a front wall cross member. The front wall cross member has two side parts which are attached to the A pillars of the motor vehicle, and a middle part connecting these two side parts. The side parts are shaped in such a way that they are in at least partial contact with the front wall of the motor vehicle and are attached to the front wall there. The middle part is in at least partial contact with the central tunnel of the motor vehicle.
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
two A pillars;
a front wall having side portions with curvatures;
a central tunnel; and
a front wall cross member having two side parts attached to said A pillars, said front wall cross member having a middle part disposed between said two side parts, said side parts shaped such that they contact said front wall, said front wall being connected to said side parts, said middle part of said front wall cross member contacting said central tunnel and disposed at a distance from said front wall, said side parts of said front wall cross member having curvatures matching said curvatures of said side portions of said front wall;
said front wall cross member including a concave section formed between said side parts and located above said central tunnel;
said concave section spaced away from said front wall by a distance (a); and
said side parts projecting forward in a convex manner in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to said middle part.
2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said middle part is connected to said central tunnel.
3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said side parts of said front wall cross member have flanges for connection to said A-pillars.
4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said middle part and said side parts are configured in one piece with one another.
5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said front wall cross member is manufactured by an internal high-pressure method.
6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said central tunnel has a receptacle recess formed therein for form-fitting with said middle part of said front wall cross member.