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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh, Attendorn, DE;
KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Attendorn, DE;
Abstract
A support structure for a motor vehicle instrument panel support having a support part, which follows the longitudinal extension of the instrument panel support, and a metal connector for connecting the support part to another structure. The support part is made of a different material than the metal connector. The metal connector has a multi-part construction including a base part and a bracket part. The base part has a support part connection surface supported on the lateral surface of the support part. The bracket part encloses the support part opposite to the support part connection surface to provide a support part enclosure together with the support part connection surface of the base part. The metal connector is connected in a materially bonded manner to the support part in the area of its support part enclosure. The bracket part is connected to the base part via a joining process using heat.