Connection Element for Connecting a First Tube to a Second Tube of a Cross Member, Cross Member for a Vehicle, and Method for Connecting Two Tubes of a Cross Member

Abstract

The invention relates to a connection element (10) for connecting a first tube (1) to a second tube (2) of a crossmember (15) for a vehicle, wherein the connection element (10) has at least one longitudinal wall (5) adjoined by at least one transverse wall (6, 7) arranged preferably perpendicularly to the longitudinal wall (5). According to the invention, the at least one transverse wall (6, 7) has, on a first end (9), an edge (8) which preferably matches the circumferential contour of the first tube (1), and which, for a preferably rotatable arrangement of the connection element (10), rests on the outer circumference of the first tube (1) at least over part of the circumference, and, at a second end (11) of the longitudinal wall (5), a portion (12) is provided which is connectable, preferably weldable, to the second tube (2) in the assembly position of the connection element (10). The invention also relates to a crossmember for a vehicle and to a method for connecting two tubes of a crossmember.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.