Patent ID: 8517459
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A body structure of a motor vehicle, comprising: a floor panel having an inner side directed toward an interior of the motor vehicle and an outer side directed toward an exterior of the motor vehicle exterior; a side skirt connected to the floor panel; a central tunnel connected to the floor panel; a first seat rest connected to a side wall of the side skirt and supporting first and second seat connections; a second seat rest connected to the inner side of the floor panel and opposing the first seat rest along a transverse direction of the motor vehicle; a cross member including a first end connected to a top side of the first seat rest and including a second end connected to the second seat rest, and a lower side of the cross member connected to the floor panel; and a longitudinal reinforcement supported on the cross member between the first seat rest and the second seat rest, and wherein the first and second seat rests are configured to secure a motor vehicle seat, and wherein the floor panel is free from structures that run predominantly in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle on the outer side of the floor panel.