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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marco Nickel, Riedstadt, DE;
Theobald Hock, Grossostheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 69/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B29C 51/12 (2006.01); B60R 19/03 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 51/08 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 69/02 (2013.01); B29C 45/1418 (2013.01); B29C 45/14786 (2013.01); B29C 51/082 (2013.01); B29C 51/12 (2013.01); B60R 19/03 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B29C 51/08 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B29K 2105/256 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3044 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1853 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1866 (2013.01); B60R 2019/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for manufacturing a bumper structure. A blank made out of fiber-reinforced composite material is deep drawn in a molding tool to form a bumper cross member having a first groove. A first rib structure is molded in the first groove onto the bumper cross member in the molding tool.