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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael J. Gardynik, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kevin Michael O'Callaghan, Trenton, MI (US);
Thomas J. Joseph, Chesterfield, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A leaf screen for an air intake of an HVAC system of a vehicle having a hood covering an engine compartment. The leaf screen includes a leaf screen body defining an air inlet opening covered by an integrally molded screen. A seal is integrally molded on a top surface of the leaf screen body in front of the air inlet opening. Bump-stops are integrally molded on the top surface that are engaged by an inner panel of the hood when closed. A method of making the leaf screen includes injecting a polymeric material into a mold to form a body portion. At least one elastomeric material is injected into the mold on one side of the body portion to form a seal and a plurality of bump-stops.