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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
James P. Ryan, Powell, OH (US);
Alexander Hutter, Plain City, OH (US);
Robb L. Augustine, Dublin, OH (US);
Chad James Stewart, Novi, MI (US);
Carlo Virgilio Porretta, Woodbridge, CA;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A lightweight vehicle pan assembly and for attachment to a vehicle frame via welding includes at least one metal flange and a molded pan body. The at least one metal flange has a weld portion adapted for welded attachment to the vehicle frame and an interface portion extending from the weld portion. The molded pan body has a base wall and at least one side wall extending upward from the base wall. The interface portion of the at least one metal flange is embedded in the at least one side wall of the molded pan body. The interface portion includes at least two rows of apertures defined therein for increasing a bond strength between the at least one metal flange and the molded pan body.