Patent · US Expired

Overmoulded reinforced metal/plastic composite front panel for motor vehicle

US6412855B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 2000
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/3002
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a front panel comprising a top metal section extending over the whole width of the panel and provided with means for fixing it to the motor vehicle structural elements, and at least a central jamb including means to be fixed to a hood lock and a cowl-beam of the vehicle. The section and the jamb are mechanically interlocked to form a single-unit assembly, said assembly being overmoulded with a plastic element of the front panel.

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