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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Todd L Depue, Brighton, MI (US);
David Dooley, Troy, MI (US);
Randy S Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Glenn a Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Michael J Hier, Milford, MI (US);
Todd L DePue, Brighton, MI (US);
David Dooley, Troy, MI (US);
Randy S Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Glenn A Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Michael J Hier, Milford, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive assembly having an integrated spring mechanism. The assembly includes a first member and a second member pivotally coupled to the first member and moveable between a first and second position with respect to the first member. The assembly further includes a resilient element integrally molded with one of the first and second members. The resilient element includes an extension portion having a free end that is coupled to the other one of the first and second members. The extension portion imposes a force on the second member to bias the second member in at least one direction. A method of making the assembly includes a two shot molding process where the one of the first and second members is formed in a first shot of the molding operation and the resilient element is integrally molded thereto in the second shot of the molding operation.