STATION WAGON BODY Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; unitized bodies. SUBSTANCE: proposed station wagon body has framework 1 secured on roof panel 2 of passenger compartment 3 and panel 5 of tailgate door aperture. It includes roof panel 6 of cargo compartment 7 secured on framework 1, on roof panel 2, on side rear panels 8 and on tailgate door aperture panel 5. Framework 1 is made of rigidly connected members, particularly, of square-or round-section pipes nondetachably connected by welding and it consists of longitudinal supports 12 connected to roof panel 2 and to tailgate door aperture panel 5 to which pillars 15 are welded above body middle pillars 10. Lower ends of pillars 15 are welded to central lower support 16 secured on roof panel 2 at its rear edge. Cross member is arranged and welded to supports 12 being arranged in plane of location of support 16 and pillars 15. Braces connected to pillars and to support 16 are located in the same plane. Two diagonal interconnected stiffeners are installed between supports 12 on section between rear ends of supports 12 and cross member and are welded to supports 12. Roof panel 6 of cargo compartment 7 is secured by upper part to longitudinal supports 12 and to diagonal stiffeners by means of U-shaped brackets 20. EFFECT: increased rigidly of car body. 6 cl, 4 dwg