Intier Automotive Inc

Intier Automotive Closures Inc.

Magna International Inc.

Magna Interior Systems Inc.

Manfred Fritsch

Daniel E Wenglinski

Douglas Broadhead

Timothy Frances O'Brien

Dennis John Buening

Juliusz Kirejczyk

David James Krysiak

Luc Roger Regnier

Jih Cheng Lin

Radoslav Bokun

David Legault

Daniel Vern Beckley

William J Harney

Lisa Ann Grems

Russell P Shafer, Jr

Larry Gaudreau

Tomislav Jankovic

Gordon Liu

Thomas G Bailey

Dana M Jones

A door module assembly for a motor vehicle door has a plate-like carrier holding a plurality of door hardware components in a pre-configured orientation, including one or more window regulator rails. The carrier seals the motor vehicle door and includes a flap that provides at least partial access to the window regulator rails. A first trim panel is pre-fixed to the carrier. A second trim panel articulates with respect to the first trim panel between an initial position generally parallel to the first trim panel and an installed position generally in-line with the first trim panel. With the carrier storing substantially all of the hardware required for the door and the trim panels covering substantially the entire surface area of the door, handling and assembly operations are minimized.

Trim door hardware carrier and methods of assembling vehicle door

An automotive component () and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The component () comprises a core portion () formed of a first material and a second portion () integral with the core portion () and formed of a second material. In one illustrated embodiment, the first and second materials have different material property characteristics. For example, the first material can be made of a relatively harder plastic material than the second material made of a softtouch plastic material. The method for manufacturing the component comprises the steps of injecting the first material into a first cavity of a mold to form the core portion (), altering the mold cavity to form a second cavity and injecting the second material into the second cavity while the first material is in a reactive state to form the second portion () of the component. Because the first material is in the reactive state, the second material is integrally formed with the first material.

Multi-shot injection molded component and method of manufacture

A method for manufacturing a vehicular door assembly () having a door (), a door panel (), a substrate (), a plurality of systems, and a plurality of components. The method includes the steps of fastening the door panel () to the door (), attaching the substrate () to the door panel (), and securing the plurality of components to the substrate prior to attaching the substrate to the door panel () such that each of the plurality of components is operational upon the substrate being attached to the door panel ().

Method for manufacturing a vehicular door assembly

A vehicular module () secures a plurality of components to a motor vehicle () having a frame (). The vehicular module () includes a tray () and a support member () that is fixedly secured to the tray (). The tray (includes a plurality of receiving apertures for mounting a plurality of components thereto. The support member () engages the frame () of the motor vehicle () to support the tray () and provide structural integrity to the vehicle frame (). The module () may be pre-assembled prior to installation to the vehicle frame ().

Mid structural module

A process for making a padded armrest on an interior door panel of an automotive vehicle includes the step of conforming an outer cover to a contoured surface of a mold. A blocking device is then placed against a portion of an inside surface of the outer cover and a rigid substrate if formed against the inside of the outer cover and about the blocking device providing a support structure for the outer cover. The blocking device is then removed from the outer cover and mold to form a cavity in the substrate defined by a portion of the outer cover. A resilient foam pad is inserted or formed within the cavity to provide local padded support to the outer cover.

Integrated soft pads for one step molded parts

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Highland, MI, United States of America

Manfred Fritsch