US 2004/0072006 A1 · Method of attaching plastic to a metal section and part made thereby

Method of attaching plastic to a metal section and part made thereby

AssigneesGeneral Electric Company, Carlisle Engineered Products, Inc., Vari-Form, Inc.

InventorsJames E. Staargaard, Jerry Klanges, Blair Longhouse, Eric Kowal, Larry D. Butterfield, Thomas M. Goral, Mitch Brown, Keith R. Panter, Terry E. Nardone, Dennis Gaida

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Abstract

The present invention comprises a method of attaching plastic to a metal substrate and a part made by the method. A hydroformed metal section having top and bottom openings is provided. A plastic component is molded about the metal component and through the bottom opening. The plastic component includes a flange on one side thereof to secure the plastic component with the metal component.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An integral plastic and metal part comprising;

a metal component having a first opening therein;
a plastic component disposed about at least a portion of said metal component, said plastic material extending through said first opening and including a flange on one side thereof for securing said plastic component with said metal component.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/627,910Filed 25 Jul 2003

Priority

25 Jul 2002

Published

15 Apr 2004

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Classification13 codes

B29C 45/14344
Coating a portion of the article, e.g. the edge of the article: moulding in or through a hole in the article, e.g. outsert moulding
B62D 25/084
Engine compartments: radiator supports
B62D 29/001
Superstructures, understructures, or sub-units thereof, characterised by the material thereof: characterised by combining metal and synthetic material
B62D 29/004
Characterised by combining metal and synthetic material: the metal being over-moulded by the synthetic material, e.g. in a mould