Patent ID: 8251424
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A structural arrangement of a motor vehicle, comprising: a cabin including a cabin floor that extends at a first height; a loading bed including a loading floor that extends at a second height which differs from the first height of the cabin floor; a substantially vertical partition, positioned between the cabin and the loading bed and extending from the cabin floor to above the loading floor, and including a first structural element formed by a lower portion of the partition such that the lower portion of the partition is thicker than an upper portion of the partition; and a second structural element positioned between a lower face of the loading floor and a rear end of the cabin floor, and the second structural element is separate and spaced apart from the partition, wherein the first structural element and the second structural element form a hollow body that stiffens the structure and extends substantially vertically between the first height of the cabin floor and the second height of the loading floor.