IP Library Granted Patent US 7,997,618
Granted Patent B2
US 7,997,618 · App. 12/626,084 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Rear frame for a motor vehicle

Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Patent No.
US 7,997,618
App. No.
12/626,084
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear frame for a motor vehicle has a profile part manufactured from cast metal. The profile part has two legs, which are connected to one another via a cover element, and an attachment element. In this way, the rear frame has a particularly high stability and may be manufactured particularly cost-effectively.

Claims (26)

1. A rear frame for a self-supporting vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a girder;

a profile part of the girder comprising a base and a plurality of legs protruding from the base and manufactured from a cast metal;

an attachment element adapted to attach a component to the girder, wherein the attachment element is integrally manufactured with the profile part from the cast metal;

wherein the attachment element is a spring plate adapted to support a spring element of a rear wheel of the motor vehicle; and

wherein the attachment element has a base plate running parallel to the base of the profile part and has an upper extension which is shaped conically and extends over an outer subarea of at least one of the legs.

2. The rear frame according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover element that connects the plurality of legs is manufactured from the cast metal.

3. The rear frame according to claim 2 , wherein the cover element is integrally cast with the profile part.

4. The rear frame according to claim 2 , wherein the cover element forms a box shape with a base of the profile part, which connects the ends of the plurality of legs, and a connection flange is situated on a free end of at least one of the plurality of legs.

5. The rear frame according to claim 2 , further comprising a threaded bolt adapted to screw the girder to a further component and connect the cover element and the profile part.

6. The rear frame according to claim 1 , wherein the cast metal is a light metal.

7. The rear frame according to claim 1 , wherein the cast metal is a cast steel and has a wall thickness of approximately 1 to 5 mm.

8. A self-supporting vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a rear frame for the self supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle;

a girder of the motor vehicle;

a profile part of the girder comprising a base and a plurality of legs protruding from the base and manufactured from a cast metal;

an attachment element adapted to attach a component to the girder, wherein the attachment element is integrally manufactured with the profile part from the cast metal;

wherein the attachment element is a spring plate adapted to support a spring element of a rear wheel of the motor vehicle; and

wherein the attachment element has a base plate running parallel to the base of the profile part and has an upper extension which is shaped conically and extends over an outer subarea of at least one of the legs.

9. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a cover element that connects the plurality of legs is manufactured from the cast metal.

10. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the cover element is integrally cast with the profile part.

11. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the cover element forms a box shape with a base of the profile part, which connects the ends of the plurality of legs, and a connection flange is situated on a free end of at least one of the plurality of legs.

12. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the attachment element is implemented as an attachment flange for a crossbeam.

13. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a threaded bolt adapted to screw the girder to a further component and connect the cover element and the profile part.

14. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the cast metal is a light metal.

15. The self-supporting vehicle body of the motor vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the cast metal is a cast steel and has a wall thickness of approximately 1 to 5 mm.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034287/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 025781/0299 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025324/0555 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025315/0136 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025246/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2010
From: HARTMAN, JENS; BOERJESSON, MORGAN; PATSCHICKE, HANS-JOACHIM; DIEHL, NICO ALEXANDER
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 024156/0078 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 25, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023990/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 25, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023989/0155 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 059 274 · Nov 27, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100164214A1 · Jul 1, 2010