Patent ID: 11858557
Assignee: KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An instrument panel support for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a support structure having at least one support part following a longitudinal extension of the instrument panel support and having at least one metal connector for connecting a first support part to another support part or for connecting a strut or bracket to the first support part, wherein the first support part is made of different material than the metal connector, and
wherein the metal connector is constructed in several parts and comprises a base part and a bracket part, with the base part having a support part connection surface supported on a lateral surface of the first support part, and the bracket part enclosing the first support part opposite to the support part connection surface to provide a support part connection together with the support part connection surface of the base part, and
wherein the metal connector is connected to the first support part by an adhesive bond in an area of the support part enclosure, and the bracket part is connected to the base part as a result of a joining process carried out with heat.