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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Concord, CA;
Inventors:
Braendon Lindberg, Metamora, MI (US);
Ross J. Parpart, Troy, MI (US);
Anthony J. Povinelli, Romeo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/0017 (2013.01); B29C 45/14336 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0065 (2013.01); B29C 2045/1601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A manufacturing process for an active grille shutter arrangement including in-mold assembly of an active aero hinge modular frame that allows for the joining of multiple components that are to be assembled directly out of the molding process tooling. These components could be the vane end pivots, vane end stops, drive linkages, frame end stops, etc. Final assembly of the system is facilitated by geometrical considerations and molding material considerations in the in-mold assembly (IMA) design.