Patent ID: 8925947
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. Bodywork of a motor vehicle comprising: side members and a rear axle construction which is connected to the bodywork, the rear axle construction having means for attaching the rear axle construction to the bodywork and having a suspension, and the rear axle construction being configured as one of a torsion-beam axle or as a multi-link axle, wherein the bodywork has means for receiving the means for attaching and the suspension of a torsion-beam axle and of a multi-link axle, wherein the suspension of the torsion-beam axle and of the multi-link axle being arranged such that identical means can be used in the bodywork for receiving the suspension of the torsion-beam axle and of the multi-link axle, and wherein each side member includes a receiving cup including a top wall and a sidewall depending downwardly from the top wall, the top wall including a first and a second mounting surface, wherein the first and second mounting surfaces are non-coplanar and non-parallel, and wherein the first and second mounting surfaces are separated by a step.