Patent ID: 7841648
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A support crossbeam for an instrument panel adapted to be assembled between two side elements of a frame of an automotive vehicle next to a front part of an interior, said support crossbeam being obtained by pressure die-casting of a light metal alloy and integrating several anchoring and supporting configurations, wherein the support crossbeam is formed by a single part having an elongated configuration and extending between first and second ends, said single part comprising a general profile having an open cross-section and first and second tubular portions having a closed cross-section located respectively in said first and second ends, and in that said general profile having said open cross-section includes at least one portion comprising a pair of spaced opposite walls, having respective longitudinal edges joined to corresponding longitudinal edges of a connecting wall, said opposite walls defining, together with said connecting wall, a substantially depressed U-shaped cross-section profile, wherein one of said opposite walls is an upper wall, the other one of said opposite walls is a lower wall, and the connecting wall is a bottom wall, and wherein the general profile having the open cross-section comprises several transverse ribbings, each having three edges respectively joined to said upper, lower and bottom walls in a position substantially perpendicular thereto.