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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Anthony M. Coppola, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Russell P. Durrett, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael A. Potter, Grass Lake, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing vehicle assemblies, such as engine assemblies, are provided. The method includes arranging at least a first component in a mold, arranging a second component or a second component precursor adjacent to the first component in the mold, introducing a sacrificial material into the mold, introducing at least one polymeric fluid into the mold, solidifying the polymeric fluid, and removing the sacrificial material from the mold to form a void space so that the first component, the polymeric composite material, and the void space define the vehicle assembly.