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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2014
Magna International, Inc., Aurora, CA;
John A. Ingram, Richmond Hill, CA;
Philip Grella, Toronto, CA;
Don Haag, Davisburg, MI (US);
Matthew R. Plaumann, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Panasiewicz, Macomb, MI (US);
Tyler W. Hardy, Clinton Township, MI (US);
John A. Ingram, Richmond Hill, CA;
Philip Grella, Toronto, CA;
Don Haag, Davisburg, MI (US);
Matthew R. Plaumann, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Panasiewicz, Macomb, MI (US);
Tyler W. Hardy, Clinton Township, MI (US);
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A modified compression moulding arrangement where the compression moulding tool has been modified to allow for the use of pre-impregnated pre-form sheets in order to produce class A automotive structural parts in high volume. The pre-impregnated pre-form has continuous un-chopped fibers that extend across an entire length of the pre-impregnated pre-form. The pre-impregnated pre-form is then placed in an open compression moulding tool that has a bottom half and a top half that are movable between an open position and a closed position. When the mould tool is in the closed position, the top half and bottom half create a forming cavity that is defined by a forming surface of the top half and a forming surface of the bottom half. The forming surface of the bottom half has a boundary defined by a run-off edge and an upshear that is necessary for forming a class A structural automotive component using pre-impregnated pre-form material.