Patent ID: 7334828

Claim:
A control arm for a chassis of a motor vehicle having openings for receiving mount supports, the control arm comprising: a plastic connection element; a first planar metal control arm element comprising a flat body portion having an opening for insertion of said plastic element; a second planar metal control arm element separate from said first element, said second planar metal element comprising a flat body having an opening for insertion of said plastic element, said opening of said second metal element being located opposite said opening of said first metal element, said plastic element passing through said opening of said first metal element and said opening of said second metal element; a connection between said first planar metal element and said plastic element adjacent to said opening of said first planar metal element; a connection between said second planar metal element and said plastic element adjacent to said opening of said second metal element, said plastic element extending between said first planar metal element and said second planar metal element to provide a distance between said first planar metal element and said second planar metal element forming an open-sided control arm body, whereby said first planar metal element is located at a parallel spaced location from said second planar metal element, wherein each of said planar metal elements includes two additional openings at opposed ends of said control arm body for receiving said mount supports, wherein said additional openings are arranged in a plane of a respective said flat body portion with each said opening for said plastic element arranged between respective said additional openings and with each of said additional openings bordered by deep-drawn sleeves for receiving said mount supports and said metal elements are each a flat body except for the deep drawn sleeves.