The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure (14) for an instrument panel (10) in a vehicle (12), comprising a network (23) of a plurality of first hollow support elements (24), and of second hollow support elements (26) and/or solid support elements (28) arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein that the first hollow support elements (24) form at least one manifold (30) used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet (38) for introducing air into the hollow support elements (12) and at least one air outlet (40) for guiding the air into a passenger compartment (44) of a vehicle (12), and the first hollow support elements (24), the second hollow support elements (26) and/or the solid support elements (28) serve for supporting at least one vehicle component (19) arranged in or on the instrument panel (10), wherein at least some of the second hollow support elements (26) and/or at least some of the solid support elements (28) are arranged such that they form an intersection (34) in which the second hollow support elements (26) or the solid support elements (28) penetrate the first hollow support elements (24), or a fusion section (48) in which the second hollow support elements (26) or the solid support elements (28) merge with the first hollow support elements (24). Further, the present invention relates to an instrument panel (10) comprising such a carrier structure (14), a vehicle (12) equipped with such an instrument panel (10) and a process for manufacturing such a carrier structure (10).
SELF-SUPPORTING CARRIER STRUCTURE FOR AN INSTRUMENT PANEL IN A VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPRISING SUCH A CARRIER STRUCTURE, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN INSTRUMENT PANEL
SELBSTTRAGENDE TRÄGERSTRUKTUR FÜR EINE INSTRUMENTENTAFEL IN EINEM FAHRZEUG, INSTRUMENTENTAFEL MIT SOLCH EINER TRÄGERSTRUKTUR, FAHRZEUG MIT SOLCH EINER INSTRUMENTENTAFEL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG SOLCH EINER INSTRUMENTENTAFEL
STRUCTURE DE SUPPORT AUTOPORTANT POUR UN TABLEAU DE BORD DANS UN VÉHICULE, TABLEAU DE BORD COMPRENANT UNE TELLE STRUCTURE DE SUPPORT, VÉHICULE ÉQUIPÉ D'UN TEL TABLEAU DE BORD ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN TEL TABLEAU DE BORD
2023-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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