Patent ID: 7028381

Claim:
A method for producing a cast/sheet-metal composite body ( 1 ; 1 ′; 1 ″), comprising the following steps: providing a casting mold ( 12 ), placing at least one sheet-metal part ( 11 ; 11 ′; 11 ″) in the casting mold ( 12 ), the at least one sheet-metal part ( 11 ; 11 ″) having a sheet-metal plate ( 6 ), producing a cast part ( 2 ; 2 ′; 2 ″) having a base plate ( 5 ) and interconnected with the at least one sheet-metal part ( 11 ; 11 ′; 11 ″), and applying pressure to the at least one sheet-metal part ( 11 ; 11 ′; 11 ″) to form a hollow space ( 8 ; 8 ″), the hollow space ( 8 ; 8 ″) being produced between the base plate ( 5 ) of the cast part ( 2 ; 2 ″) and the sheet-metal plate ( 6 ) of the sheet-metal part ( 11 ; 11 ″).