Motor vehicle body
View Patent ↗A motor vehicle having a windshield, A-pillars laterally enclosing the windshield and a window cross member connected to the A-pillars is provided. The window cross member supports a lower edge of the windshield in that it comprises a support section touching the windshield. The window cross member includes a point of action fastened to the A-pillar, which is offset in the direction of a surface normal of the windshield against the support section. The window cross member also includes a compressible section that connects the point of action with the support section.
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a windshield having a lower edge;
A-pillars laterally enclosing the windshield, at least one of said A-pillars including a web extending therefrom;
a window cross member supporting the lower edge of the windshield, connected to the A-pillars and having a support section touching the windshield,
wherein the window cross member includes an engagement point engaging the web of the at least one of the A-pillars, the engagement point being offset in the direction of a surface normal of the windshield against the support section,
wherein the window cross member includes a compressible section which connects the engagement point with the support section, and
wherein the compressible section further comprises a strip of flat material angled-off at an end of the window cross member.
2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the window cross member is unitarily formed from a flat material.
3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flat material is sheet metal.
4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the compressible section is angled off the support section.
5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the compressible section is substantially oriented in the direction of the surface normal.
6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the compressible section comprises at least one section close to the window and a section close to the engagement point which are separated from each other by a buckling or bending section.
7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the buckling or bending section is offset toward a center of the vehicle.