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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Edward J. Wenzel, Troy, MI (US);
Robert Van Jaarsveld, Macomb, MI (US);
Ronald Widin, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Joseph A. Bertucci, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory J. Kowalski, Sanborn, NY (US);
Edward J. Wenzel, Troy, MI (US);
Robert Van Jaarsveld, Macomb, MI (US);
Ronald Widin, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Joseph A. Bertucci, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory J. Kowalski, Sanborn, NY (US);
Inteva Products, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided, the integrated structural system having: a structural member; a first beam component secured to the structural member by a molding process, the first beam component being molded from a first amount of thermoplastic material, wherein the configuration of the first beam component is defined by the molding process; and a second beam component secured directly and only to the first beam component by a vibration weld, the second beam component being separately molded from a second amount of thermoplastic material, the second beam component having a configuration different from the first beam component.