Vehicle having a support structure
A vehicle having a support structure includes a front structural section for receiving a front axle assembly and a rear structural section opposite the front structural section in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A support part is arranged between the front structural section and the rear structural section as part of the support structure. The support part has a support wall which runs in a self-contained manner in the circumferential direction transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
1. A vehicle having a support structure comprising:
a front structural section for receiving a front axle assembly;
a rear structural section opposite the front structural section in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and
a support part arranged between the front structural section and the rear structural section as part of the support structure, the support part having a support wall which runs in a self-contained manner in a circumferential direction transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the support wall at least in part defining an engine or motor sump.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the self-contained profile of the support wall forms a cross section which differs along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the support part has a front fastening intersection for connecting the support part to the front structural section.
4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the support part has a rear fastening intersection for connecting the support part to the rear structural section.
5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein a connection between the support part and at least one of the structural sections is rigid and releasable.
6. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein a connection between the support part and at least one of the structural sections is integrally formed.
7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein at least one spacer is arranged between a front fastening intersection and the front structural section or between a rear fastening intersection and the rear structural section.
8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the support part supports a vehicle component.
9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle component is of a multi-part design having a first part and at least one further part which is fixable to an installation intersection of the first part.
10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the support wall of the support part bounds a receiving channel along the circumferential direction for receiving a drive shaft of a vehicle drive train.
11. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front structural section has a grid-like structure with a plurality of structural struts, wherein at least some of the structural struts bound a receiving space, which is accessible in the transverse direction of the vehicle, for receiving the front axle assembly.