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US 2025/0145209 A1Published application
Steel insert plastic cowl cross bar
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsByung Seok Kong, Su Kyeong Kim, Sung Sik Choi, Jeong Min Yun
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Abstract
A steel insert plastic cowl cross bar includes a plastic material injection-molded to a steel insert including a main beam a center support bracket, etc. such that the cowl cross bar is fabricated to have a complex structure including the steel insert and a plastic injection-molded part.
Claims33
A steel insert plastic cowl cross bar comprising:
- a steel insert including a main beam and a center support bracket mounted to the main beam;
- and
- a plastic injection-molded part injection-molded on the steel insert,
- wherein the center support bracket includes
- a main frame mounted to a lower portion of a vehicle body,
- a neck frame formed at an upper portion of the main frame, and
- first and second mounting plates formed at an upper portion of the neck frame and mounted to the main beam,
- wherein through holes for molding a vehicle body mounting bracket and removal of a mold are formed to extend through the main beam and the second mounting plate,
- wherein the plastic injection-molded part includes
- a main injection-molded part molded on the main beam and the first and second mounting plates while overlapping therewith, and
- the vehicle body mounting bracket molded on the main beam and the second mounting plate while overlapping therewith protruding forward while sealing the through holes.
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A steel insert plastic cowl cross bar comprising:
- a steel insert including a main beam and a center support bracket mounted to the main beam;
- and
- a plastic injection-molded part injection-molded on the steel insert,
- wherein the center support bracket includes
- a main frame mounted to a lower portion of a vehicle body,
- a neck frame formed at an upper portion of the main frame, and
- first and second mounting plates formed at an upper portion of the neck frame and mounted to the main beam,
- wherein the plastic injection-molded part includes
- a main injection-molded part molded on the main beam and the first and second mounting plates while overlapping therewith, and
- a vehicle body mounting bracket molded on the main beam and the second mounting plate while overlapping therewith and protruding forward.
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A steel insert plastic cowl cross bar comprising:
- a steel insert including a main beam and a center support bracket mounted to the main beam;
- and
- a plastic injection-molded part injection-molded on the steel insert,
- wherein the center support bracket includes
- a main frame mounted to a lower portion of a vehicle body,
- a neck frame formed at an upper portion of the main frame, and
- first and second mounting plates formed at an upper portion of the neck frame and mounted to the main beam,
- wherein a coring hole for mold removal and impact absorption is formed at upper portions of the main beam and the second mounting plate and extends therethrough in an upward/downward direction, and
- wherein the plastic injection-molded part includes
- a main injection-molded part molded on the main beam and the first and second mounting plates while overlapping therewith, and
- a vehicle body mounting bracket molded on the main beam and the second mounting plate while overlapping therewith, the vehicle body mounting bracket protruding forward while opening the coring hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.