VEHICLE BODY Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B62D25/00 B60R9/04 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to vehicle body with luggage rack stop it. Body comprises wheel recess jointed to front vertical beam of box-like body side rail jointed with windshield frame, side member with flange jointed with floor side member and floor sill. Stiffness element is jointed with cross girder jointing body LH and RH side rails to wheel recess lower sidewall and body side rail front vertical girder. Inner and outer elements feature box section and are jointed to stiffness rib, wheel recess top wall and windshield frame to produce body vertical wall. Lower and upper sidewalls of wheel recess are interconnected and connected to side member. Body top is connected with luggage rack to make integral structure. Luggage rack is turned into stationary structure. Rack bottom part adjoins tightly the body roof panel and is rigidly secured to body side LH and RH rail top ribs, body rood front beam, roof rear reinforcement and other reinforcements of the roof.

EFFECT: higher reliability in whatever accidents.

2 cl, 3 dwg