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US 6,186,582 B1Granted
Covering part, in particular for sheet-metal supporting parts in motor vehicles
AssigneeMoeller Plast GmbH
InventorFriedhelm Beckmann
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Abstract
A covering part, in particular for sheet-metal supporting parts in motor vehicles, includes a hollow section formed by blow molding. The hollow section has a cavity filled with foam material. The foam material is placed in the cavity in powder form, granular form, or paste form and is foamed by a thermal action. The structure according to the invention ensures that impact energy is adequately absorbed. A method for producing the covering part is also provided.
Claims4
A covering part for absorbing impact energy, comprising:
- a hollow section formed by blow molding, said hollow section defining a cavity and having thinned portions defining predetermined braking points;
- and
- a foam material filled in said cavity, said foam material placed in said cavity as a foamable material in one of a powder form, a granular form, and a paste form, and foamed by a thermal action.
In a motor vehicle having a sheet-metal supporting part, a covering part, comprising:
- a hollow section formed by blow molding, said hollow section defining a cavity and having thinned portions defining predetermined breaking points;
- and
- a foam material filled in said cavity, said foam material placed in said cavity as a foamable material in one of a powder form, granular form, and paste form, and foamed by a thermal action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.