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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Anthony M. Coppola, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming at least one channel within a substrate includes coupling a fitting to a mold, and securing together the fitting and an insert via threads. A system includes a mold configured to form the substrate. The method also includes inserting a component into an opening of the fitting. Part of the component is disposed outside of the opening of the fitting, and the component is utilized to define the at least one channel within the substrate. The method further includes molding at least one material to the component and the insert to form the substrate. Furthermore, the method includes removing the fitting from the insert while the insert remains molded to the substrate.