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Patent No.:

US 12330397 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2023

Three shot plastic tailgate

Applicant:

Sabic Global Technologies B.v., Bergen op Zoom, NL;

Inventors:

Geert Jan Schellekens, Glize, NL;

Matteo Terragni, Misinto MB, IT;

Assignee:

SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom, NL;

Attorney:

CANTOR COLBURN LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert B Davis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/18 (2006.01); B60J 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/00 (2013.01); B29C 45/0005 (2013.01); B29C 45/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B60J 1/006 (2013.01); B60J 1/18 (2013.01); B60J 3/007 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); B29C 45/14688 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/414 (2013.01); B32B 2605/006 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract

A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing comprising a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle, a colored component molded onto the translucent component in a second shot, wherein the colored component comprises a lens of a light unit, a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, where the first textured surface is configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

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