Patent ID: 6786295
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A support structure for a commercial motor vehicle having two spaced frame members which extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and between which a space is provided in a front region of said support structure for receiving a drive unit comprising an internal combustion engine and gearbox, a respective individual wheel suspension with an upper A-arm and a lower A-arm mounted to said support structure in the front region for supporting two front wheels, and a support unit arranged in the front region of said frame members in front of and behind said space for receiving the internal combustion engine, said support unit including an annularly closed, front bulkhead extending around the longitudinal frame members in front of the space for receiving said drive unit, and an annularly closed, rear bulkhead extending all around the longitudinal frame members behind the space for receiving the drive unit and being fastened to the longitudinal frame members, and at least lower A-arms of a front wheel suspension being mounted on said support unit.