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US 10,307,946 B2Granted
Method of making side step for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, LG Hausys, Ltd.
InventorsSeung Mok Lee, Kwang Jae Choi, Nam Cheol Kim, Seung Ryong Jeong, Sung Jun Hong, Woo Jin Jung, Chun Ho Park
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Abstract
A method of making a side step of a vehicle includes a bracket that is mounted to a vehicle body and an insert main body that bears weight of passengers. The bracket and the insert main body are integrally provided by using a CFT material through insert-molding, and an injection molding resin is coupled to all over the insert main body where the bracket is coupled through insert-molding so as to form a main frame of the side step.
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A method of making a side step for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- injection-molding at least one bracket using a continuous fiber thermoplastic (CFT) material, the bracket being mounted to a vehicle body and an insert main body that is integrally coupled to the bracket;
- insert-molding a main frame by injecting an injection molding resin over the insert main body that is coupled to the bracket;
- and
- manufacturing a side step by assembling a step cover and a step plate with the main frame, wherein the step of manufacturing the side step further comprises:
- seating the step cover on the main frame;
- seating the step plate on the step cover;
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- integrally assembling the main frame, the step cover, and the step plate using a locking mechanism that is integrally provided in the step plate.
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