Patent ID: 8141942

Claim:
A motor vehicle body comprising: at least two pairs of columns, which are interconnected to form a roof-carrying frame by a front transverse structural component extending in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, a rear transverse structural component opposite the front transverse structural component and extending in the transverse direction, a first longitudinal structural component extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, and a second longitudinal structural component opposite the first longitudinal structural component and extending in the longitudinal direction, the first longitudinal structural component positioned between a first outer lateral skin and a first inner lateral skin, and the second longitudinal structural component positioned between a second outer lateral skin and a second inner lateral skin; an adapter carrier comprising a front transverse frame element, a rear transverse frame element opposite the front transverse frame element, a first longitudinal frame element, and a second longitudinal frame element opposite the first longitudinal frame element, the front transverse frame element overlying and coupled to the front transverse structural component to form a hollow chamber that is defined by the front transverse frame element and the front transverse structural component, the rear transverse frame element overlying and coupled to the rear transverse structural component, the first longitudinal frame element overlying and coupled to the first longitudinal structural component, and the second longitudinal frame element overlying and coupled to the second longitudinal structural component; and a roof module overlying and coupled to the front transverse frame element, overlying and coupled to the rear transverse frame element, overlying and coupled to the first longitudinal frame element, and overlying and coupled to the second longitudinal frame element.