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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A molded component having a thickness reduction feature is provided. The molded component can include an injection molded polymer substrate having a front panel, a side panel, and a corner between and adjoining the front panel and the side panel. The substrate can also have a groove extending along the corner between the front panel and the side panel, the groove having a front panel edge and a side panel edge. The front panel edge and/or side panel edge have a dentil profile edge, the dentil profile edge reducing an effective thickness of the corner and thus providing increased or controlled cooling of the substrate.