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US 2014/0037927 A1Published application
Motor vehicle structural component and associated method of manufacture
AssigneeFaurecia Automotive Industrie
InventorsSteve Jeunesse, Jacques Decorme, Arnaud Duval
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Abstract
This component comprises a first mat of felt and a second mat of felt, each felt mat comprising fibers and a resin binding the fibers. It comprises a spacer interposed between the first mat and the second mat, the first mat and the second mat being fixed to opposite faces of the spacer. At least one of the first mat and the second mat comprises at least 50 wt % of wood fibers bound together by the resin.
Claims19
A motor vehicle structural component, of the type comprising:
- a first mat of felt and a second mat of felt, each felt mat comprising fibers and a resin, binding the fibers;
- a spacer interposed between the first felt mat and the second felt mat, the first felt mat and the second felt mat being fixed to opposite faces of the spacer;
- wherein at least one of the first mat and the second mat comprises at least 50 wt % of wood fibers bound together by the resin.
A method for manufacturing a motor vehicle structural component, of the type comprising the following steps:
- hot mold forming of a first felt mat and a second felt mat, simultaneously or separately, each felt mat comprising fibers and a resin binding the fibers, at least one of the first felt mat and the second felt mat including at least 50 wt % of wood fibers bound together by the resin;
- positioning a spacer between the first felt mat and the second felt mat;
- fastening the first felt mat and the second felt mat on opposite faces of the spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.