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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
William Riley, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Zagata, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Schrader, Canton, MI (US);
Chris Wicks, Allen Park, MI (US);
William Riley, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Zagata, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Schrader, Canton, MI (US);
Chris Wicks, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for enclosing a portion of an internal combustion engine includes generally rigid structural cover panels which are joined by fluid-tight flexible joints formed from elastomeric material which is either inserted into the rigid structural cover panels after the joint has been molded, or molded in place by inserting the cover parts within a mold and injecting material into the mold to form the flexible fluid-tight joints.