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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2019
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Jan Dormanns, Waldkirch, DE;
Torsten Weingärtner, Freiburg Im Breisgau, DE;
Yann Buchet, Strasbourg, FR;
Uwe Lüsebrink, Freiburg, DE;
Romeo Wieczorek, Esslingen, DE;
Simone Wilsdorf, Wolfsburg, DE;
Miodrag Conic, Braunschweig, DE;
MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London, GB;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure for an instrument panel in a vehicle, comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements and solid support elements arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements form at least one manifold used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet for introducing air into the hollow support elements and at least one air outlet for guiding the air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel comprising such a carrier structure and is directed to a vehicle equipped with such an instrument panel.