LOWER PART OF AUTOMOBILE BODY Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; automobile bodies. SUBSTANCE: lower part of automobile body has outer part 1 and inner part 2 of sill of floor 4 rigidly interconnected by flanges 5 over mated contour of both parts and are connected with floor 4. Horizontally arranged foot step 6 and longitudinal vertical wall 8 connected with foot step by its lower edge 7 are made on surface of outer part 1 of sill 3. Reinforcement members 9 (also connected by their lower edge 7 with foot step 6 are arranged on edges of vertical wall 8. Reinforcement members, in their upper portion, change into pillars of body 10. Trough-shaped cavity is made in inner part 2. Cavity is pointed towards outer part 1 and is rigidly connected through its bottom with lower portion of longitudinal vertical wall 8. EFFECT: improved quality of part. 2 cl, 2 dwg