Patent ID: 6595579
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A supporting pillar for a body frame of a passenger motor vehicle comprising:a) a pillar-shaped hollow body (2) comprising at least one profile shell (4, 5); b) a tubular body (7) extending in a longitudinal direction through said pillar-shaped hollow body (2), wherein said tubular body (7) has a lower region (8), a middle region (9), an upper region (10) and an end (41), and wherein said tubular body (7) rests against, and is attached to said at least one profile shell (4,5) between said lower region (8) and said end (41); and c) a bracket (16) attached to said at least one profile shell (4,5), wherein said bracket (16) has an upper wall (19) and a lower wall (18) spaced apart longitudinally, and wherein said upper wall (18) and said lower wall (19) each has a receiving aperture (30,37) into which said lower region (8) of said tubular body (7) is inserted, and where said tubular body (7) is attached to said bracket (16); wherein at least one of said regions of said tubular body (7) runs along at least one straight line that is inclined in relation to a vertical axis that is essentially perpendicular to said upper wall (18) and lower wall (19) of said bracket (16), and wherein said tubular body (7) has a first elbow (11) between said lower region (8) and said region that runs along said at least one straight line.