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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;
Inventor:
Mark P. Birka, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B29C 44/58 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/12 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/08 (2013.01); B29C 44/586 (2013.01); B29C 45/1642 (2013.01); B32B 5/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B60J 5/10 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/041 (2013.01); B29K 2105/12 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0214 (2013.01); B32B 2605/08 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); B60J 5/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoplastic liftgate inner panel construction is provided by using a co-injected injection molding process. In a first phase, a class A surface material is injected into the molds and thereafter in a second phase an inner core of material is injected using a gas-infused reinforced polymer.