Assembly comprising of an opening panel and reinforcing elements
AssigneeCompagnie Plastic Omnium
InventorsDenis Barral, Jerome Fillon
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Abstract
An assembly consisting of an opening panel of a motor vehicle and at least two reinforcing elements. Each reinforcing element has an elongate shape and two ends, the panel comprising at least two connecting elements, each reinforcing element being connectable to the panel in such a way that each end of the reinforcing elements is at least partially superposed on one of the connecting elements, the reinforcing elements and connecting elements forming at least one continuous frame when the reinforcing elements and the panel are connected.
Claims21
An assembly of a motor vehicle opening panel and a plurality of reinforcing elements, wherein each of said plurality of reinforcing elements has an elongate shape and two ends, said motor vehicle opening panel being an interior panel of a hatch, said interior panel being made from plastic material and comprising a plurality of connecting elements and a substantially flat surface, said plurality of connecting elements being molded with and projecting out of said substantially flat surface, each of said plurality of reinforcing elements being connected to said interior panel in such a way that each end of said plurality of reinforcing elements is at least partially superimposed onto at least one of said plurality of connecting elements, said plurality of reinforcing elements and said plurality of connecting elements forming one or more continuous frames when said plurality of reinforcing elements and said interior panel are connected, said one or more continuous frames being formed on an exterior side of said interior panel;
- wherein at least one of said plurality of reinforcing elements has an open cross-section whose concavity is oriented towards the interior panel and receives said plurality of connecting elements therein.
A motor vehicle opening panel, wherein said motor vehicle opening panel, being an interior panel of a hatch, said interior panel comprises a plurality of connecting elements and a substantially flat surface, said plurality of connecting elements being molded with and projecting out of said substantially flat surface and connected to a plurality of reinforcing elements of elongate shape, each of said plurality of reinforcing elements comprising two ends such that each end of said plurality of reinforcing elements is at least partially superimposed onto one of said plurality of connecting elements, said plurality of reinforcing elements and said plurality of connecting elements forming at least one continuous frame when said plurality of reinforcing elements and said interior panel are connected, said at least one continuous frame being formed on an exterior side of said interior panel;
- wherein at least one of said plurality of reinforcing elements has an open cross-section whose concavity is oriented towards the interior panel and receives said plurality of connecting elements therein.
An interior opening panel for a motor vehicle, said opening panel comprising:
- a plurality of connecting elements and a substantial flat surface, said plurality of connecting elements being molded with and projecting out of said substantially flat surface;
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- a plurality of reinforcing elements of elongate shape;
- each of said plurality of connecting elements receives being adapted to receive at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of reinforcing elements;
- said plurality of reinforcing elements and said plurality of connecting elements forming at least one frame of plastic material when said plurality of reinforcing elements are connected to said opening panel, said plurality of connecting elements being molded with said opening panel, said plurality of reinforcing elements and said plurality of connecting elements forming one or more continuous frames when said plurality of reinforcing elements and said opening panel are connected, said one or more continuous frames being formed on an exterior side of said opening panel;
- wherein at least one of said plurality of reinforcing elements has an open cross-section whose concavity is oriented towards the interior panel and receives said plurality of connecting elements therein.
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