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Vehicle component and method for making a vehicle component

US8506003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 2005
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2013/0281
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is also directed to a method for forming a component for a vehicle. The method comprises forming a substrate in a mold by injecting a first resin into a first cavity, reconfiguring a portion of the mold to form a second cavity, and injecting a second resin into a second cavity; providing a flexible member adjacent at least a portion of the substrate to form a cavity between the substrate and the flexible member; coupling at least a portion of the flexible member to the substrate; and introducing a material into the cavity after securing at least a portion of the flexible member to the substrate. The flexible member and the material introduced into the cavity form a cushioned region for the vehicle component

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