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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2019
Faurecia Automotive Composites, Nanterre, FR;
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa, Llc, Columbus, IN (US);
Benedikt Eck, Saint-Malo, FR;
Gilles Nedelec, Laval, FR;
Yang Cao, Troy, MI (US);
Pankaj Bedmutha, Pune, IN;
Louis Moreau-Gentien, Royal Oak, MI (US);
FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES, Nanterre, FR;
Abstract
A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.