B-pillar covers for automotive vehicle
US5968614A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/149
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Thin walled B-pillar covers for an automotive vehicle comprise a thin sheet of thermoplastic material of generally uniform thickness vacuum molded about a continuous body molding surface of a molding horn to provide a main body portion having a U-shaped marginal edge along one elongated peripheral extent thereof of a shape to snugly receive therein the sheet metal marginal edge of a vehicle part and an inturned flange along an opposed elongated peripheral extent thereof of a shape to be presented to the inturned surface of the vehicle part. By vacuum molding the thin theremoplastic material about a body molding surface of a molding horn, a cover having a substantially dimple-free, smooth class A exterir surface.
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