Johnson Controls Technology Company

Thyssenkrupp Presta Ag

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag

Johnson Controls Gmbh, Industriestr.

Johnson Controls Gmbh

Martin Hinz

Mark Hirt

Markus Zörnack

Viktor Arbanas

Max Oertle

Peter Seyfried

Christian Dornscheidt

Alfred Mai

Paul Angenheister

Jochen Zimmermann

Carsten Manneck

Michael Maag

Matthias Hein

Thomas Beer

Klaus Kierspel

Norberto Silva

Detlef Steinhöfer

Carsten Mannek

A cockpit cross beam for a motor vehicle includes at least one structured metal section arranged on the driver's side, wherein the metal section exhibits cross-sectional areas varying in the axial direction and has connection elements for connecting the metal section to other structural parts of a motor vehicle body. A cockpit cross beam that permits variable steering column angles of inclination with identical steering column connection is achieved in that the metal section arranged on the driver's side in each case has rotationally symmetric cross-sectional areas as connection elements at its ends and the cross-sectional areas of the ends have a common rotational axis.

Cockpit cross beam with variable steering column angle of inclination

An arrangement for securing a steering column to a cross member, in particular to a cockpit carrying member, of a motor vehicle, includes a steering column with retaining means. This arrangement makes it possible on the one hand with simple means to secure the steering column to the cross member of the motor vehicle and, on the other hand, with a further reduction in costs and weight, to enable a high degree of flexibility in relation to the use of the cross member and the steering column for different motor vehicles, by including a cross member that has, for securing the steering column, at least one hole running transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cross member for at least one securing means, and retaining means of the steering column wherein the retaining means are secured by at least one securing means to the cross member.

Arrangement for securing of a steering column of a motor vehicle

A hybrid cross bar is provided, such as for supporting a vehicle dash board. The cross bar is supported, directly or indirectly, on at least one body location of the vehicle by a deformation element. The deformation element has a first sub-region enclosed by a plastic encapsulation. A second sub-region of the deformation element has a deformation region outside of the plastic encapsulation.

Hybrid cross bar for a vehicle and method for producing and for installing a hybrid cross bar

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