Patent ID: 6808228
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
An automobile body having improved resistance to torsional deformation, the body comprising:(a) a left panel on a left side of the automobile; (b) a right panel on a right side of the automobile; (c) a left damper stiffener rigidly attached to the left panel near a left point of attachment to the body of an automobile suspension; (d) a right damper stiffener rigidly attached to the right panel near a right point of attachment to the body of an automobile suspension; (e) a left damper stiffener extension extending from rigid attachment to the left damper stiffener to rigid attachment to a body member positioned rearward of the damper stiffener, wherein the body member is a side panel outer; (f) a right damper stiffener extension extending from rigid attachment to the right damper stiffener to rigid attachment to a body member positioned rearward of the damper stiffener.