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

US8322781B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• Paul Angenheister · Kempen, DE
• Thomas Beer · Grefrath, DE
• Alfred Mai · Hückeswagen, DE
• Klaus Kierspel · Sankt Goarshausen, DE
• Norberto Silva · Essen, DE
• Jochen Zimmermann · Wuppertal, DE
• Viktor Arbanas · Baden, CH
• Michael Maag · Gams, CH
• Carsten Manneck · Feldkirch, AT
• Max Oertle · Mauren, LI
• Christian Dornscheidt · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
• Matthias Hein · Gelsenkirchen, DE
• Martin Hinz · Duluth, US
• Mark Hirt · Bochum, DE
• Peter Seyfried · Berlin, DE
• Markus Zörnack · Dortmund, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49622
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

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.