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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Clifford E. Maki, New Hudson, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary forming assembly includes a mold having a cavity to form a component, and an insert having first, second, and third regions. The first region provides a first passageway opening in the component. The second region provides a second passageway opening in the component. The third region provides a passageway in the component. The insert is rotatable from a first position within the passageway to a second position outside the passageway. An exemplary component forming method includes positioning a material around an insert, curing the material to provide a component, and rotating the insert relative to the component from a first position where at least some of the insert is received within a passageway of the component to a second position where the entire insert is outside the passageway.