Patent ID: 8371783

Claim:
A component assembly ( 20 ) consisting of a spacer element ( 10 ) which is secured to two oppositely disposed wall sections ( 17 A, 17 B) of a hollow metal part ( 16 ), said hollow metal part defining a hollow cavity and consisting of first and second welded-together sheet metal parts ( 16 ) or being formed by the hollow space ( 54 ) of a hollow section ( 18 ), wherein the spacer element ( 10 ) is designed at first and second ends ( 12 , 14 ) for attachment to a respective wall section ( 17 A, 17 B), wherein the spacer element ( 10 ) has at least substantially the same shape prior to or after the attachment to the sheet metal part and wherein the spacer element ( 10 ) has first and second ends ( 12 , 14 ), said ends having respective undercuts ( 28 ) into which material of the respective wall section ( 17 A, 17 B) is received in form-fitted manner whereby the spacer element ( 10 ) is secured to the wall sections ( 17 A, 17 B).