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US 2018/0022394 A1Published application
Composite structures and vehicle body components
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAri Garo CALISKAN
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Abstract
A composite structure includes a metallic plate and a cured-plastic sheet. The metallic plate has and an external boundary and a centrally located offset protruding towards a first side. The metallic plate defines at least one aperture extending through a thickness of the metallic plate. The cured-plastic sheet is secured to the first side of the metallic plate. The cured-plastic sheet extends beyond the boundary and into the at least one aperture.
Claims20
A vehicle body structural member comprising:
- a metallic disk having an external perimeter and defining at least one aperture extending through a thickness of the metallic disk;
- a cured-plastic sheet secured to the metallic disk, the cured-plastic sheet extending beyond the perimeter and into the at least one aperture;
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- a metallic sheet disposed on an opposing side of the cured-plastic sheet relative to the metallic disk and secured to the metallic disk.
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A composite structure comprising:
- a metallic plate having and an external boundary and a centrally located offset protruding towards a first side, the metallic plate defining at least one aperture extending through a thickness of the metallic plate;
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- a cured-plastic sheet secured to the first side of the metallic plate, the cured-plastic sheet extending beyond the boundary and into the at least one aperture.
A method comprising:
- inserting a metal plate that defines at least one aperture into a first side of a mold such that a first side of the metal plate contacts the mold while a second side of the metal plate remains exposed;
- placing an uncured-plastic material into contact with the second side of the metal plate such that the plastic material permeates the at least one aperture;
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- curing the plastic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.