Patent ID: 7658439
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A cockpit cross member for a motor vehicle and connectable at both ends to a vehicle body, the cross member comprising: a central area; a connecting member disposed in said central area, said connecting member having a plug connection with protrusions; at least two cross member elements joined together in said central area via said connecting member, said two cross member elements having longitudinal center axes offset with respect to one another, said connecting member extending between said two cross member elements obliquely relative to said longitudinal center axes and, in said central area with said connecting member, in each case having a different cross-sectional dimension, said cross member elements being connected via said connecting member by means of said plug connection having said protrusions, said connecting member having a curved shape extending between said cross member elements; and a supporting element connected to said connecting member, in said central area said supporting element is to be connected to a longitudinal transmission tunnel of the motor vehicle.