Support structure for supporting an instrument panel carrier, as well as instrument panel carriers with such a support structure

DE102025123688B3Undetermined Publication Date: 2026-07-09KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
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Application Number
DE102025123688
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2025-06-18
Publication Date
2026-07-09
Estimated Expiration
2045-06-18

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Abstract

The invention relates to a support structure for bracing the carrier of an instrument panel carrier 1 on the chassis of a vehicle, in particular on the floor of the passenger compartment. This support structure 3 comprises two spaced-apart supports 4, 4.1, wherein the supports 4, 4.1 can be connected at one end to the carrier 2 of the instrument panel carrier 1 and can be fixed at the opposite end to the chassis of a vehicle, and has at least one cross member 5, 6, 7 connecting the supports 4, 4.1. A particular feature is that the support structure 3 is designed as a hybrid structure, in which at least one of the two supports 4, 4.1 is a metal component and the at least one cross member 5, 6, 7 is a plastic component, wherein, for connection with the supports 4, 4.1, this cross member is integrally formed with each of the two supports 4, 4.1 during its shaping by a primary forming process.The invention further relates to an instrument panel carrier with a carrier 2 and such a support structure 3.
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