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US 11,897,389 B2Granted
Mold assembly for an overhead console button carrier having a unitary body
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSatyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Todd Jared Konet, Derren Woods, Wei Xu, Alex Lince
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Abstract
A mold assembly, for an overhead console button carrier having a unitary body, includes a cavity side and a core side. The core side includes at least one zero draft core insert, a first buried retractor mechanism and a first slide mechanism.
Claims9
A method of making an overhead console button carrier, comprising:
- closing a mold assembly;
- injecting plastic into said mold assembly;
- forming said overhead console button carrier as a unitary body, manufactured in one piece rather than being assembled from a plurality of component parts, including a first light collimator, a first intrusion sensor bracket and a first button guide;
- opening said mold assembly;
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- removing said overhead console button carrier from said mold assembly.
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