International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

International Truck and Engine Corporation Canada

International Truck International Property Company, LLC

Floyd A Etzler

Jerry J Connett

Sunil K Jain

David J Beigel

Craig S Tsukayama

L David Allendorph

Franz Mueller

Kris K Timmerman

Ronald F Mitchell

James M Oleson

Travis E Dennison

Craig L Randolph

Charles W Kipfer

James P Pennell

Peter J Voors

Michael F Mazziotti

Eric A Magda

Eric J Ognian

Larry N Reynard

Manjeet Singh Kohli

Steven A Oliver

Jerry L Steiner

Michael Long

The invention is a method to make compression molded motor vehicle parts from a charge of composite material with resin and fibers, such as sheet molded compound. The parts have voids, such as holes and gaps, that form in the compression mold under heat and pressure and not in secondary processing steps. The resin in the charge is melts in a reservoir in the mold to form resinous material from the charge. A flow front of resinous material is allowed to flow into a flow path around a restriction corresponding to the shape of the void from the reservoir. The flow front carries sufficient reinforcing fibers into the flow path. At least part of a border for the void forms in the flow path. The configuration is allowed to at least partially set.

Method of compression molding motor vehicle components and parts made therefrom

A hinge bar for the hinge assembly of a large motor vehicle's hood has a body with opposite ends, arms, curved end sections connecting the arms to the body at each end and hinge bar brackets extending from the arms. At least one ring is located between the midsection of the body and one of the opposite ends.

Tubular hinge bar

Truck vehicle

A fluid inlet grille () with aerodynamic grille bars () formed by leading grille bars () and trailing grille bars () separated by gaps (). Each of the novel aerodynamic grille bars of the fluid inlet grille is constructed in such a manner that along a majority of its length its transverse cross section has a maximum width greater than its trailing edge width.

Fluid inlet grille with aerodynamic grille bars

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Convoy, OH, United States of America

Floyd A Etzler