Back to results
US 10,479,007 B2Granted
Injection molded component and method of injection molding
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsBrian Robert Guerry, Matthew Richard Rutigliano, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An injection molded component includes a wall that has an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface. A sensor is molded into one of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface. A channel is at least partially surrounding the sensor.
Claims22
A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of:
- locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold;
- and
- injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor.
A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of:
- locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold;
- injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor;
- and
- shielding an edge of the sensor from the injectable material with the wall.
1 more element
A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of:
- locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold;
- injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor;
- and
- including creating negative pressure with a vacuum line in fluid communication with the first surface to adhere the sensor to the first surface.
1 more element
A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of:
- locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold;
- injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor;
- and
- statically charging the sensor to adhere the sensor to the first surface.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.