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US 2025/0179849 A1Published application
Living hinge door cladding
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsAlex ANDERSON, David Michael HILBORN, Andrew Benjamin ROCASSIN, Erik QUINTERO
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure related to a vehicle cladding. The cladding includes a first portion, a second portion, and a living hinge formed between the first portion and the second portion thereby forming a monolithic structure. The first portion and the second portion are operable to couple to opposing sides of a vehicle component.
Claims20
A cladding, comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion;
- and
- a living hinge formed between the first portion and the second portion thereby forming a monolithic structure,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are operable to couple to opposing sides of a vehicle component.
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A method of forming a cladding, the method comprising:
- activating a first set of gates to inject a first polymer portion into a mold;
- after a first time period has elapsed after activating the first set of gates, activating a second set of gates to inject a second polymer portion into the mold;
- and
- after a second time period has elapsed after activating the second set of gates, activating a third set of gates to inject a third polymer portion into the mold,
- wherein the first polymer portion, the second polymer portion, and the third polymer portion flow through the mold to form a monolithic structure comprising a living hinge, and a continuous section comprising greater than 50% of a length of the living hinge is formed from one of the first polymer portion, the second polymer portion, or the third polymer portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.