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US 5,658,041 AGranted
Overmolded plastic-metal motor vehicle front body panel
AssigneeCompagnie Plastic Omnium
InventorsLudovic Girardot, Michel Poisat
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Abstract
A motor vehicle front body panel includes at least one rigid cross-member that extends between two support pieces. The rigid cross-member is preferably made of metal, and the support pieces are preferably molded of plastic. The plastic support pieces may be molded around the ends of the cross-member and may be capable of accomodating other parts of the vehicle, such as headlights. In an alternate embodiment, the vehicle front body panel may include a second rigid cross-member that is also attached to the two support pieces.
Claims6
A motor vehicle front body panel, comprising:
- at least two separate support members formed of a plastic material, the support members having a shape that accommodates at least one part of a motor vehicle;
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- a rigid cross-member that extends between the at least two support members, wherein respective ones of the at least two support members are overmolded onto opposite ends of the cross-member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.