Patent ID: 7229124

Claim:
A motor vehicle comprising: a body shell element; an interior-covering part for the body shell element; an energy-absorbing deformation element arranged between the body shell element and the interior covering part, which deformation element is constructed as a sheet metal part in the shape of an elongated hollow open profile of C-shape or U-shape cross-section, wherein the deformation element includes at least one fastening leg and at least one deformation leg having free ends extending in the same direction, which fastening leg is connected with the interior-covering part and which deformation leg starts out from the fastening leg and faces the body shell element; and a deformable supporting element connecting the interior-covering part to the body shell element, wherein the deformation characteristics of the deformable supporting element take into consideration the deformation characteristics of the deformation element, and the deformation leg is arranged at a distance from the body shell element.