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Flat structural member, particularly a cast metal part or a cast plastic part and a method for making the same

US6327827A · kind A · utility

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9References

8Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Heinrich Flegel · Aidlingen, DE
Wolfgang Fussnegger · Rohrau, DE
Martin Klamser · Grafenau, DE
Stefan Lotz · Herrenberg, DE
Bruno Moeltgen · Tiefenbronn, DE
Volker Thoms · Calw, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 1999
Grant date	Dec 11, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D29/008
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flat cast structural member, particularly a cast metal part or a cast plastic part wherein the surface of the structural member is covered by a thin metal sheet or a plastic layer. An adhesive or coupling layer is provided between the thin metal sheet or plastic layer, whereby under the influence of heat, the adhesive or coupling layer absorbs any surface unevenness or irregularities on the structural member.

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