Patent ID: 6391470
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a crossbeam for stiffening an instrument panel of a motor vehicle,said crossbeam that is to be manufactured having at least a first and at least a second profiled portion, said first and second profiled portions being arranged in axial prolongation of each other, said first profiled portion having a cross section smaller than said second profiled portion, wherein said first profiled portion is arranged so as to axially overlap the second profiled portion over at least a partial length, and, in the entire overlap region, said first profiled portion and said second profiled portion are configured such that there is at least partially a gap between an outer circumference of said first profiled portion and an inner circumference of said second profiled portion, wherein in said overlap region said first and second profiled portions are joined to one another in at least one direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said crossbeam by way of at least one rigid joining element spanning said gap between said outer circumference of said first profiled portion and said inner circumference of said second profiled portion.