(19)
(11) EP 3 508 399 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/38

(43) Date of publication:
10.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/28

(21) Application number: 18150714.6

(22) Date of filing: 09.01.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B62D 25/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD TN

(71) Applicants:
  • Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    London, Greater London EC3A 6AP (GB)
  • Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    38440 Wolfsburg (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Dormanns, Jan
    79183 Waldkirch (DE)
  • Weingärtner, Torsten
    79108 Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)
  • Buchet, Yann
    67000 Strasbourg (FR)
  • Lüsebrink, Uwe
    79100 Freiburg (DE)
  • Wieczorek, Romeo
    73732 Esslingen (DE)
  • Wilsdorf, Simone
    38442 Wolfsburg (DE)
  • Conic, Miodrag
    38114 Braunschweig (DE)

(74) Representative: Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Am Riettor 5
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen (DE)

   


(54) SELF-SUPPORTING CARRIER STRUCTURE FOR AN INSTRUMENT PANEL IN A VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPRISING SUCH A CARRIER STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH AN INSTRUMENT PANEL


(57) The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure (10) for an instrument panel (39) in a vehicle (27), comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements (12) and solid support elements (14) arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements (12) form at least one manifold (16) used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet (18) for introducing air into the hollow support elements (12) and at least one air outlet (20) for guiding the air into a passenger compartment (44) of a vehicle (27). Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel (39) comprising such a carrier structure (10) and is directed to a vehicle (27) equipped with such an instrument panel (39).