Patent ID: 8731222

Claim:
A holding device for holding loudspeakers on an instrument panel of a motor vehicle, comprising: a supporting part for the instrument panel, the supporting part having an outer surface facing into a passenger compartment, an inner surface opposite the outer surface and a first cutout defined by an edge extending between the inner and outer surfaces, a holding plate mounted to the inner surface of the supporting part and partly closing the first cutout, the holding plate being formed with a second cutout smaller than the first cutout and disposed inward of the edge, the second cutout being configured for inserting a first variant of a loudspeaker, the holding plate further having predetermined breaking points arranged substantially end-to-end at positions substantially aligned with the edge of the first cutout in the supporting part, the predetermined breaking points enabling at least parts of the holding plate outward of the second cutout to be detached to obtain a third cutout larger than the second cutout and at least partly aligned with the first cutout for inserting a second variant of a larger loudspeaker.