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US 11,597,268 B2Granted
Modular plastic container
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDaniel Erhard, Joerg Schneppenheim
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Abstract
A plastics container of modular construction includes a first plastics segment and a second plastics segment. The first and second plastics segments are connected to one another by plastics welding. At least one of the first and second plastics segments has a paintable surface layer on an outer side thereof or is comprised of a paintable material.
Claims6
A plastics container of modular construction installed in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first plastics segment, wherein the first plastics segment is visible from an outside of the motor vehicle;
- a second plastics segment, wherein the second plastics segment is not visible from the outside of the motor vehicle;
- wherein the first and second plastics segments are connected to one another by plastics welding;
- and
- a surface layer disposed directly on the first plastics segment, wherein the surface layer is a metal plate or a metal foil and wherein the surface layer is not disposed on the second plastics segment;
- wherein the surface layer disposed directly on the first plastics segment that is visible from the outside of the motor vehicle is painted;
- and
- wherein the second plastics segment that is not visible from the outside of the motor vehicle is not painted.
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