Patent ID: 7798562
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle, comprising: two A pillars; a front wall having side portions with curvatures; a central tunnel; and a front wall cross member having two side parts attached to said A pillars, said front wall cross member having a middle part disposed between said two side parts, said side parts shaped such that they contact said front wall, said front wall being connected to said side parts, said middle part of said front wall cross member contacting said central tunnel and disposed at a distance from said front wall, said side parts of said front wall cross member having curvatures matching said curvatures of said side portions of said front wall; said front wall cross member including a concave section formed between said side parts and located above said central tunnel; said concave section spaced away from said front wall by a distance (a); and said side parts projecting forward in a convex manner in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to said middle part.