Patent ID: 9365244
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B29D,B29K,B62D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A dashboard crossmember for a vehicle, said crossmember comprising: a crossbar which extends lengthwise according to a generating line (G), intended to be oriented according to the width of the vehicle body, transverse to the driving direction of said vehicle, at least one mounting flange designed for mounting said crossbar to the body of said vehicle, wherein said crossbar is formed, at least over a portion of its length, by a first part forming a carrier core and by a second part different from the first part and which forms a rigid reinforcing brace; said carrier core comprising a side wall bulging around said generating line (G) so as to present, in a section perpendicular to the generating line, a first branch and a second branch which are connected to each other by a common connecting part and which border a cavity; said reinforcing brace connecting the first branch of said carrier core with the second branch of said carrier core, said reinforcing brace being made from fibrous composite material containing fibers arranged in a matrix, and wherein the rigid reinforcing brace covers at approximately 25% to 50% of a length (L2) of the crossbar.