TRAVERSE FRONTALE OU ARRIERE D'UNE CARROSSERIE DE VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE

UNE TRAVERSE FRONTALE OU ARRIERE D'UNE CARROSSERIE DE VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE, QUI EST FIXEE RESPECTIVEMENT AUX EXTREMITES ANTERIEURES OU POSTERIEURES DE LONGERONS5 DE LA CARROSSERIE ET SERT A RELIER LES PARTIES LATERALES 17, 18 DE LA CARROSSERIE DU VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE, EST CONSTITUEE PAR UN ELEMENT CENTRAL1 FIXE AUX LONGERONS5 ET PAR DES ELEMENTS LATERAUX 2, 3 MONTES, DE MANIERE AMOVIBLE, LATERALEMENT SUR CE DERNIER ET AUXQUELS SONT FIXEES LES PARTIES LATERALES 17, 18 DE LA CARROSSERIE DU VEHICULE. A front or rear cross-beam of a motor vehicle body is fastened to the front or rear ends of the longitudinal members of the body or chassis, and acts to support the side parts or panels and of the body work. The cross-beam comprises a center section which is fastened to the longitudinal members, and lateral sections which are detachably fixed at the two sides of the central section and to which the side panels of the body are secured.