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US 7,235,286 B2Granted
Process for the manufacture of a plastic component with a seal, and assembly unit
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Sealing Systems Bretten GmbH
InventorRalf Salameh
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Abstract
A plastic component, usable in a combustion engine, is made by forming an elastomeric seal onto at least one support element. The support element, complete with the seal, is placed in a cavity or fixture of a plastic injection mold, and the plastic component is created only by forming plastic material onto the support element. The finished plastic component with the molded-on seal is removed from the cavity.
Claims2
A plastic component assembly, comprising:
- an elastomeric seal member;
- a metallic support element to which the seal member is secured;
- a plastic component formed in-place against and attached to the metallic support element;
- and,
- wherein the support element has upstanding opposite legs connected by a base to define a U-shaped internal profile with pass-through openings in at least one of the legs, the plastic component being attached only to the internal profile and extending into the pass-through openings to interlock the plastic component to the support element.
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