Support crossbeam for an instrument panel
US7841648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/145
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a support crossbeam for an instrument panel to be assembled between two side elements of a frame of an automotive vehicle next to a front part of an interior. The crossbeam integrates several anchoring and supporting configurations for the steering column, several airbags, fuse boxes, ventilation system elements, sound equipment, among others, and is obtained by pressure die-casting of a light metal alloy, such a magnesium alloy, in an elongated single part extending between first and second ends. This single part has an open cross-section general profile, adapted to be demolded in a transverse direction of the crossbeam, with at least one tubular portion with a cross-section closed in at least one of said first or second ends, adapted to be demolded in the longitudinal direction of the crossbeam.
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