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US 6,742,836 B2Granted
Car body part and method of its production
AssigneeArvin Meritor GmbH
InventorsDaniel Hock, Matthias Ludwig, Marcus Lutz, Frank Niebuhr
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Abstract
A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the outer skin and a deformed portion of the mounting part. The interlocking fit may be created when the foamed plastic is expanded in a mold, which increases interior pressure within the mold and deforms the outer skin against the mounting part.
Claims12
A car body part for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material, said outer skin having a recess;
- an inner layer formed of foamed plastic;
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- a mounting part placed in said recess, wherein the mounting part is anchored in the recess by an interlocking fit between the recess and the mounting part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.