Composite component for vehicle bodies
OwnerHorst Schonebeckinventor
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Abstract
A composite component for vehicle bodies, for vehicle roofs in particular, is suggested, which has a firm outer skin and a plastic layer expanded in a foaming form against the interior of the outer skin. According to the invention a reinforcing layer is formed against the interior of the plastic layer which is already held at a defined distance in the foaming form by the outer skin. The result is the creation of a composite component for vehicle bodies which component can be easily mass-produced and whose stability and resistance characteristics can be adjusted in a defined manner during manufacture.
Claims23
A composite component for a vehicle body, comprising:
- a firm outer skin;
- a plastic layer foamed onto an inner side of the outer skin;
- and
- a reinforcing layer foamed onto a side of the plastic layer opposite from the outer skin, the reinforcing layer at a selected distance from the outer skin.
A method of making a composite component for a panel of a vehicle body, comprising the steps of:
- providing an outer skin layer;
- positioning a reinforcing layer a selected distance from the outer skin layer;
- and
- foaming a plastic layer between the outer skin layer and the reinforcing layer such that the resulting component has the reinforcing layer at the selected distance from the outer skin layer established in the previous step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.