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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Pascal Banry, Bourg St Christophe, FR;
Denis Gille, Oyonnax, FR;
Pierre Cottet, Lantenay, FR;
Philippe Gilotte, Benonces, FR;
Pascal Banry, Bourg St Christophe, FR;
Denis Gille, Oyonnax, FR;
Pierre Cottet, Lantenay, FR;
Philippe Gilotte, Benonces, FR;
Compagnie Plastic Omnium, Lyons, FR;
Abstract
A Motor vehicle wheel arch has a body of thermoplastic material with an opening and a mat closing the opening and fixed to the body by strips of thermoplastic material. A method of making the arch includes injecting the strips onto the mat and allowing them to solidify in contact therewith. An edge is formed on a reduced thickness portion of the strip. In cross-section, the edge thickness relates to the edge width l by a mathematical function f such that:where h is the height of the edge at its junction with the strip.