Patent ID: 9381954
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60H,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A body supporting structure for a vehicle body, comprising: a passenger compartment section, a front-structure section and a rear-structure section, at least one structural supporting member constructed as a three-dimensional flat structure formed of flat elements and extending in three orthogonal vehicle directions, a longitudinal vehicle direction, a transverse vehicle direction and a vertical vehicle direction, wherein the flat elements extending in different orthogonal vehicle directions are interconnected by smooth transitions and are formed with cross-sectional areas structured in dependence of applied loads such that the flat elements with low applied loads or non-loadbearing areas are designed with openings, and a floor assembly comprising a common trough-shaped subfloor for the passenger compartment section, wherein the front-structure section comprises a trough bottom and trough side members that are connected with the trough bottom as a single piece, wherein the trough bottom is recessed in the region of the front-structure section symmetrically relative to the region of the passenger compartment section with a smaller width in the transverse vehicle direction, and wherein the trough side members encircle an entire horizontal contour of the trough bottom and extend substantially in the vertical vehicle direction.