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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Gerald J. Gomes, Macomb, MI (US);
Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);
Gerald J. Gomes, Macomb, MI (US);
Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fiber reinforced panel is manufactured to include an integral vent screen. Holes are made in each of first and second sheets of fiber and the holes register with each other when the sheets are stacked within a mold. A screen material is placed between the first and second sheets so that a part of the screen material that registers with the holes in the first sheet and second sheet is exposed. Filler inserts are inserted into the holes of the first and second sheets to mask the screen. A resin is provided and cured to bond together the first and second sheets and the screen. Thus, the screen remains exposed after the first and second sheets and screen have been bonded together by the resin, thereby forming a fiber reinforced panel having an integrally molded vent screen therein.