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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Harald Noichl, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, DE;
Steve Kober, Treuen, DE;
Harald Noichl, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, DE;
Steve Kober, Treuen, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
In the manufacturing of an operating element () for an air vent, a first partial element () is manufactured from a hard component in a first injection molding process and a second partial element () is manufactured from a soft component in a second injection molding process. The second partial element () forms a bearing () for a support of the operating element () on a vane () of the air vent. During its manufacture, the second partial element () is connected with the first partial element () by adhesion and/or by geometric shaping. The two partial elements () that are captively connected with each other constitute a prefabricated unit.