Patent ID: 7918418

Claim:
A device for introducing forces into a luggage stowage compartment in a vehicle and for distributing the forces, comprising: a ceiling-side connecting element arranged between and connected to extensions of end-side side walls of the luggage stowage compartment, the extensions each being configured as an upwardly projecting bracket of the end-side side wall, each extension being arranged in a same plane as the respective end-side side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, and the connecting element being configured as a ledge having a fiber-reinforced synthetic material construction, the ledge being of L-shaped cross section and being fastened by an adhesive to a ceiling wall of the luggage stowage compartment in at least two locations thereof so as to be unshiftable in a longitudinal direction thereof; and a force-introducing element provided on the bracket of the side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, the force-introducing element being a bushing.