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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Intertec Systems, L.l.c., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gregg S. Evans, Stratford, CA;
Assignee:
Intertec Systems, L.L.C., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B23K 20/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B23K 20/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automotive interior component including an airbag chute having at least one weld bar, and a pre-stressed instrument panel having a substrate layer for bonding to the weld bar. The pre-stressing provides tensile stress at weld bar bonding areas to reduce any deformation visible on an exposed surface of the instrument panel.