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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Flex Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Rui Xin, Zhuhai, CN;
Weineng Jiang, Zhuhai, CN;
Sebastien Ignotis, Zhuhai, CN;
Yu Tang, Shenzhen, CN;
Flex Ltd., Signapore, SG;
Abstract
A thermoplastic composite component assembly and method of manufacturing the thermoplastic composite component assembly is disclosed. The thermoplastic composite component assembly is manufactured by first performing a molding step to form individual assembly features as discrete assembly feature components, and separately forming a thermoplastic composite component using a first compression molding step. Then, a reprocessing step is performed where the discrete assembly feature components are integrated with the thermoplastic composite component using a second compression molding step. The reprocessing step essentially 'welds' the discrete assembly feature components to the thermoplastic composite component at each of a plurality of desired assembly feature sites.