A crossmember, such as a cockpit crossmember of a motor vehicle, is connected on the longitudinal end sides to A pillars of a motor vehicle front end structure. The crossmember is supported in the central region via a supporting frame against a longitudinal central tunnel. The supporting frame has two downwardly directed supporting elements and a connecting member connecting the two supporting elements at their lower end. The connecting member can be fixed to the longitudinal central tunnel via at least one fixing device, which permits the connecting member to be aligned with respect to the longitudinal central tunnel. This enables a stress-free and simple installation of the crossmember.
1. A crossmember assembly in a motor vehicle, comprising:
a crossmember having two ends connected to a motor vehicle body of the motor vehicle;
a supporting frame supporting said crossmember in a central region against a longitudinal central tunnel of the motor vehicle, said supporting frame having two downwardly directed supporting elements and a connecting member connecting said two supporting elements at lower ends thereof;
at least one fixing device configured to affix said connecting member to said longitudinal central tunnel and to align said connecting member on said longitudinal central tunnel; and
a holding device holding each said supporting element on said connecting member, said holding devices permitting said supporting elements to be adjusted in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and vertically.
2. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said crossmember is a cockpit crossmember connected to A-pillars of the motor vehicle body.
3. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said connecting member, when fixed on said longitudinal central tunnel, bears against two mutually adjacent surfaces of said longitudinal central tunnel.
4. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one fixing device is one of three fixing devices, with one fixing device affixing said connecting member to a side surface of said longitudinal central tunnel and two other fixing devices affixing said connecting member to an upper tunnel surface of said longitudinal central tunnel.
5. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one fixing device has a screw element penetrating said connecting member in an associated through opening and configured to be screwed into said longitudinal central tunnel of the motor vehicle.
6. The crossmember assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said through opening is an oblong hole permitting said connecting member to be adjusted in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
7. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said connecting member or said supporting element has an oversized through opening formed in a region of said holding device, and wherein said screw element reaches through said through opening, thus permitting said supporting elements to be adjusted in the transverse direction of the vehicle and vertically.
8. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said connecting member has at least one reinforcing web.
9. The crossmember assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one fixing device and/or a screw element for holding said supporting element is disposed in a recessed manner on said connecting member.